Table 5.
Factors associated with LBW.
| Characteristics | LBW n (%) | Univariate Analysis | Multivariate Analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | p Value | aOR (95% CI) | p Value | ||
| Age (years) | |||||
| <20 | 13 (15.3) | 1 | 1 | ||
| 20–34 | 28 (11.2) | 0.70 (0.34, 1.41) | 0.32 | 0.87 (0.37, 2.06) | 0.76 |
| ≥35 | 5 (6.20) | 0.36 (0.12, 1.07) | 0.07 | 0.45 (0.13, 1.58) | 0.21 |
| Gravidity | |||||
| Primigravida | 16 (15) | 1.64 (0.86,3.15) | 0.14 | 1.30 (0.58, 2.93) | 0.52 |
| Multigravida | 30 (9.7) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Level of education | 1 | ||||
| No education | 12 (14.8) | 0.55 (0.76,3.14) | |||
| Primary and above | 33 (9.9) | 1 | 0.23 | ||
| Malaria parasites detected during pregnancy | |||||
| Yes | 11 (14.9) | 1.38 (0.67, 2.84) | |||
| No | 35 (10.2) | 1 | 0.39 | ||
| Malaria parasites detected during pregnancy | |||||
| <3 SP doses | 5 (19.2) | 1.91 (0.52, 6.94) | 0.33 | ||
| ≥3 SP doses | 6 (11.1) | 1 | |||
| Placental malaria | |||||
| Yes | 8 (20.5) | 2.31 (0.99, 5.38) | 0.05 | 2.95 (1.20, 7.24) | |
| No | 38 (10.1) | 1 | 1 | 0.018 | |
| Number of SP doses | 0.009 | ||||
| <3 doses | 26 (16.3) | 1 | 1 | ||
| ≥3 doses | 20 (7.8) | 0.44 (0.24, 0.82) | 0.41 (0.22, 0.78) | 0.007 | |
OR—crude odds ratio; aOR—adjusted odds ratio (age, gravidity, histopathological placental malaria and number of SP doses received); LBW—Low birth weight; CI—Confidence Interval.