Table 2.
Sexual, physical, and psychological and all intimate violence during pregnancy and the risk of delivering a low birth weight infant among mothers in Bale Zone, Oromia regional state, August 2013.
| Violence | LBW | NBW | COR [95% CI] | P value | AOR∗ [95% CI] | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sexual violence | ||||||
| Yes | 38 | 16 | 5.4 [2.92, 10.08] | <0.001 | 1.5 [0.43, 5.54] | 0.513 |
| No | 84 | 228 | 1 | 1 | ||
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| Physical violence | ||||||
| Yes | 50 | 25 | 6.2 [3.56, 10.66] | <0.001 | 8.5 [3.36, 21.73] | <0.001 |
| No | 73 | 225 | 1 | 1 | ||
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| Psychological violence | ||||||
| Yes | 47 | 29 | 4.7 [2.77, 8.01] | <0.001 | 1.03 [0.29, 3.75] | 0.957 |
| No | 76 | 221 | ||||
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| Over all types of violence | ||||||
| Yes | 59 | 41 | 4.7 [2.89, 7.65] | <0.001 | 3.4 [1.57, 7.18] | 0.002 |
| No | 64 | 209 | 1 | 1 | ||
∗Adjusted for birth interval, maternal height, BMI, maternal weight, antenatal care follow-up, and khat chewing status of the mother.