Table 4.
Prevalence and determinants of small size babies by selected Child characteristics in Ethiopia, EDHS, 2011
| Child Characteristics | Baby Size at Birth | Crude OR (95%CI) |
Adjusted OR (95% CI) |
|
| Small No(%) |
Non- Small No( %) |
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| Sex of the Child | ||||
| Male | 1576 (25.7) | 4560 (74.3) | 1 | 1 |
| Female | 1892 (33.3) | 3793 (66.7) | 1.52 (1.45, 1.59) | 2.14 (0.27, 16.57) |
| Child's Birth weight | ||||
| < 2500g | 62 (45.3) | 75 (54.7) | 1 | 1 |
| ≥ 2500g | 28 (5.8) | 456 (94.2) | 12.09 (8.59,17.02) | 12.09 (8.59, 17.02)* |
| Preceding birth interval | ||||
| <12months | 64 (29.9) | 150 (70.1) | 1 | 1 |
| 12 – 23 months | 477 (27.3) | 1269 (72.7) | 0.77 (0.65, 0.91) | 0.20 ( 0.002, 21.7) |
| 24 – 35 months | 914 (26.9) | 2482 (73.1) | 0.82 (0.69, 0.96) | 0.28 (0.00, 14.91) |
| 36 – 47 months | 635 (28.9) | 1564 (71.1) | 0.89 (0.76, 1.05) | 2.08 (0.04, 120) |
| 48 – 59 moths | 270 (28.5) | 679 (71.5) | 0.90 (0.76, 1.07) | 0.44 (0.00, 36.5) |
| ≥ 60 months | 329 (31) | 732 (69) | 0.84 (0.70, 1.00) | 0.01 (0.00, 20.26) |
| Child's status | ||||
| Dead | 194 (24.3) | 606 (75.8) | 1 | 1 |
| Alive | 3275 (29.7) | 7747 (70.30 | 1.20 (1.11, 1.30) | 1.10 (0.01, 97.9) |
*
statistically significant