Table 2.
The association between low birth weight and independent variables among newborns delivered at Wolaita Sodo University teaching and referral hospital, Sothern Ethiopia, 2018.
| Variable | Category | birth weight | COR | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | No low | ||||
| Parity | Primi | 41 | 182 | 2.381(1.022-5.549) | 0.044 |
| Multi | 7 | 74 | 1 | 1 | |
| History abortion | Yes | 12 | 35 | 2.105(1-4.43) | 0.05 |
| No | 36 | 221 | 1 | 1 | |
| ANC visit | Yes | 39 | 241 | 1 | 1 |
| No | 9 | 15 | 3.708(1.518-9.055) | 0.004 | |
| Iron intake during pregnancy | Yes | 24 | 189 | 1 | 1 |
| No | 24 | 67 | 2.821(1.501-0.5.3) | 0.001 | |
| Malaria during pregnancy | Yes | 19 | 51 | 2.634(1.368-5.069) | 0.004 |
| no | 29 | 205 | 1 | 1 | |
| HTN | Yes | 16 | 17 | 7.029(3.235-15.273) | <0.001 |
| No | 32 | 239 | 1 | 1 | |
| PROM | YES | 7 | 8 | 5.293(1.821-15.381) | 0.002 |
| No | 41 | 248 | 1 | 1 | |
| Anemia | Yes | 26 | 82 | 2.508(1.342-4.688) | 0.004 |
| No | 22 | 174 | 1 | 1 | |
| Herbal medication | Yes | 8 | 4 | 12.6(3.625-43.791) | <0.001 |
| No | 40 | 252 | 1 | 1 | |
| Alcohol use during pregnancy | Yes | 15 | 8 | 14.091(5.55-35.776) | <0.001 |
| No | 33 | 248 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sex of neonate | Male | 34 | 120 | 1 | 1 |
| Female | 14 | 136 | 0.363(0.186-0.709) | 0.003 | |
| Gestation(in weeks) | Preterm | 22 | 55 | 3.092(1.628-5.872) | 0.001 |
| Term | 26 | 201 | 1 | 1 | |
ANC=antenatal care; HTN=hypertension; PROM=premature rupture of membrane