Table 3.

Predictors of low birth-weight on univariate analysis

Variable	LBW, n (%)	Total, N	OR (95% CI)	p-value
Maternal age
< 20 years	48 (14.0)	365	1.6 (1.1–2.3)	0.008
≥ 20 years	129 (9.1)	1422
Marital status
Single	58 (13.5)	430	1.6 (1.0–2.7)	0.034*
Married	113 (8.4)	1343
Primiparity
Yes	66 (15.0)	441	1.9 (1.3–2.7)	< 0.001*
No	113 (8.7)	1304
Gestational age
Term	88 (8.7)	1022		< 0.001*
Preterm	69 (13.0)	531	2.2 (1.5–3.2)
Post term	4 (5.0)	80	0.3 (0.1–1.4)
Maternal HIV status
Positive	11 (13.6)	81	1.4 (0.7–2.7)	0.274
Negative	169 (7.0)	1704
Gender of infant
Female	85 (9.7)	880	1.0 (0.7–1.4)	0.225
Male	92 (10.2)	902

OR Odd’s ratio, CI Confidence interval, n Frequency, LBW low birthweight, * significant variables