Table 5.
Determinants of Low Birth Weight among study participants, Brong Ahafo Region, 2016
| Characteristics | Cases N = 120 (%) |
Controls N = 240 (%) |
cOR (95%CI) |
aOR (95%C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gestation at delivery | ||||
| Term delivery(37–40 weeks) | 76 (63.3) | 228 (95.8) | 1 | 1 |
| Preterm delivery(32-36 weeks) | 32 (26.4) | 9 (3.8) | 10.5* (4.46–24.68) | 13.70* (4.64–40.45) |
| Severe preterm delivery (< 32 weeks) | 12 (10.3) | 1 (0.4) | 61.89* (6.84–560.33) | 58.50* (6.66–513.87) |
| Educational level of mother | ||||
| Post-secondary/tertiary | 16 (13.4) | 43 (18.1) | 1 | 1 |
| Primary/JHS | 35 (29.4) | 101 (42.0) | 0.94 (0.47–1.88) | 1.15 (0.39–3.40) |
| Secondary | 57 (47.1) | 68 (28.2) | 2.25* (1.13–4.47) | 4.19* (1.45–12.07) |
| No formal education | 12 (10.1) | 28 (11.8) | 1.16 (0.47–2.81) | 1.88 (0.46–7.63) |
| Supplementary iron intake | ||||
| Regular intake | 69 (57.5) | 175 (73.2) | 1 | 1 |
| Irregular intake | 32 (26.7) | 47 (19.7) | 1.73* (1.01–2.94) | 2.19 (0.99–4.84) |
| No intake | 19 (15.8) | 17 (7.1) | 2.83* (1.37–5.85) | 3.19* (0.99–4.84) |
| Who mother lived with during pregnancy | ||||
| Partner | 55 (46.2) | 157 (65.4) | 1 | 1 |
| Extended family | 41 (34.5) | 63 (26.2) | 1.86* (1.12–3.09) | 2.43* (1.15–5.10) |
| Lived alone | 23 (19.3) | 20 (8.4) | 3.24* (1.62–6.48) | 3.95* (1.33–11.74) |
| 1st trimester hemoglobin | ||||
| 11 g/dl and above | 39 (33.3) | 125 (52.1) | 1 | 1 |
| Below 11 g/dl | 78 (66.6) | 115 (47.9) | 2.18* (1.34–3.55) | 3.14* (1.50–6.58) |
| Hospital admissions during pregnancy | ||||
| No | 72 (60.0) | 192 (79.9) | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 48 (40) | 48 (20.1) | 2.65* (1.59–4.42) | 2.08 (1.00–4.30) |
* p-value for the odds ratio is less than 0.05
OR Odds Ratio, aOR Adjusted Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval