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. 2019 Jul 22;2019:4628301. doi: 10.1155/2019/4628301

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