Table 5.
Prevalence and Determinants of Small Size Babies by Selected Maternal Obstetric and Reproductive Characteristics in Ethiopia, EDHS, 2011
| Maternal Reproductive & Obstetric Characteristic |
Baby Size at Birth | Crude OR (95%CI) |
Adjusted OR (95% CI) |
|
| Small No( %) |
Non- Small No( %) |
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| Anemia During pregnancy | ||||
| No | 2690 (29.1) | 6560 (70.9) | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 692 (31.7) | 1493 (68.3) | 1.29(1.02,1.64) | 1.1 (1.02, 1.64)* |
| Ever had terminated pregnancy | ||||
| No | 3082 (29.1) | 7513 (70.9) | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 386 (31.5) | 840 (68.5) | 1.05(0.98,1.13) | 1.07 (0.73, 1.56) |
| Current pregnancy wanted | ||||
| Yes (Then or latter) | 286 (27.2) | 764 (72.8) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 32 (21.3) | 118 (78.7) | 1.05(0.98,1.13) | 0.72 (0.52, 1.14) |
| ANC visit during pregnancy | ||||
| No | 1523(33.9) | 2971 (66.1) | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 1946(26.6) | 5382 (73.4) | 1.32(1.25,1.41) | 1.41(1.06,1.88)* |
| Had Previous C/Section | ||||
| No | 3434(29.5) | 8213 (70.5) | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 34 (19.5) | 140 (80.5) | 1.69(1.32,2.19) | 0.1 (0.002,8.96) |
*
statistically significant