Table 1.

Percentage distribution of factors associated with the low birth weight of babies born at MNH from February 2010 to September 2015

Variable	Values	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Maternal age (years)	<20	2,150	5.5
	20–35	31,905	81.6
	>35	5,005	12.8
Parity	Prime	5,357	13.7
	2–4	22,404	57.3
	Grand multiparity	11,339	29
ANC visits	<4	11,261	28.8
	4+	27,956	71.5
ANC maternal problem	None	25,532	65.3
	Anaemia	1,095	2.8
	Hypertension	2,385	6.1
	HIV	1,056	2.7
	Multiple pregnancy	274	0.7
	PROM	274	0.7
	Others	8,524	21.8
Gestational age	Term	36,636	93.7
	Preterm	2,463	6.3
Area of residence	Rural/Semi urban	5,748	14.7
	Urban	33,351	85.3
Education	Primary	22,247	56.9
	Secondary	9,266	23.7
	Post-secondary	7,585	19.4
Marital Status	Never married	1,368	3.5
	Ever-married	37,731	96.5
Sex of the Newborn	Male	20,449	52.3
	Female	18,650	47.7
Apgar Score at 1 Minute	< 7	8,875	22.7
	7+	34,133	87.3
Apgar Score at 5 Minutes	< 7	5,826	14.9
	7+	33,273	85.1
Birth outcomes	Stillbirth	2,698	6.9
	Alive	36,401	93.1
Neonatal outcomes in 24-hours	Dead	704	1.8
	Alive	38,395	98.2
Birth weight	Low birth weight (< 2,500gm)	8,015	20.5
	Normal birth weight	31,084	79.5