Table 4.
Multivariable odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of low birth weight by its risk factors.
| Low Birth Weight | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR * | 95% CI | p Value | ||
| Age (n = 204) | ||||
| <30 y | 1.00 | |||
| ≥30 y | 1.55 | 0.53 | 4.56 | 0.427 |
| Residence (n = 204) | ||||
| Rural | 1.00 | |||
| Peri-Urban | 1.14 | 0.44 | 2.93 | 0.673 |
| Urban | 0.90 | 0.32 | 2.54 | 0.717 |
| Gravidity (n = 204) | ||||
| 1 | 1.00 | |||
| ≥2 | 0.45 | 0.18 | 1.14 | 0.093 |
| Parity (n = 204) | ||||
| 0 | 1.00 | |||
| ≥1 | 0.49 | 0.19 | 1.26 | 0.14 |
| Gestation Weeks (n = 181) | ||||
| <37 | 1.00 | |||
| ≥37 | 0.13 | 0.05 | 0.35 | <0.001 |
| Education (n = 204) | ||||
| ≤Primary | 1.00 | |||
| ≥Secondary | 0.67 | 0.29 | 1.55 | 0.346 |
| First ANC Visit Trimester (n = 204) | ||||
| First | 1.00 | |||
| Second/Third | 0.16 | 0.05 | 0.51 | 0.002 |
| No. of Prenatal Clinic Visits (n = 204) | ||||
| <4 | 1.00 | |||
| ≥4 | 0.51 | 0.21 | 1.23 | 0.13 |
| Trimester IFA Supplements Started (n = 159) | ||||
| First | 1.00 | |||
| Second/Third | 0.41 | 0.11 | 1.63 | 0.208 |
| No. of IFA Pills Taken in Pregnancy (n = 199) | ||||
| ≤30 | 1.00 | |||
| 31–60 | 0.57 | 0.23 | 1.41 | 0.447 |
| >60 | 0.15 | 0.03 | 0.70 | 0.033 |
| No. of IFA Pills Taken in Pregnancy (n = 199) | ||||
| <45 | 1.00 | |||
| 45–89 | 0.54 | 0.22 | 1.32 | 0.842 |
| ≥90 | 0.24 | 0.05 | 1.14 | 0.145 |
ANC, antenatal care; IFA, iron and folic acid. * Adjusted for maternal age, education, total number of pregnancies, first prenatal visit trimester, and total number of prenatal visits.