Table 3.
Determinants of LBW among newborns delivered at public hospitals of Sidama Zone, South Ethiopia, 2019.
| Variables | Cases No. (%) |
Controls No. (%) |
COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residence | ||||
| Rural | 80 (67.8) | 97 (41.1) | 3.03 (1.90-4.80) | 3.51 (1.91-6.45) |
| Urban | 38 (32.2) | 139 (58.9) | 1 | 1 |
| Time of ANC initiation | ||||
| 1st trimester | 16 (15.2) | 78 (36.1) | 1 | 1 |
| 2nd trimester | 29 (27.6) | 71 (32.9) | 2.17 (1.33-3.84) | 0.80 (0.39-1.66) |
| 3rd trimester | 67 (57.2) | 67 (31.0) | 4.35 (2.27-8.33) | 3.23 (1.47-7.14) |
| Pregnancy-induced HTN | ||||
| Yes | 28 (23.7) | 29 (12.3) | 2.22 (1.25-3.95) | 4.49 (1.94-10.38) |
| No | 90 (76.3) | 207 (87.7) | 1 | 1 |
| Iron & folic acid supplementation | ||||
| Yes | 15 (14.3) | 104 (48.1) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 90 (85.7) | 112 (51.9) | 5.57 (3.03-10.2) | 3.92 (1.80-8.5) |
| Mid-Upper Arm Circumference | ||||
| <23 cm | 58 (49.2) | 38 (16.1) | 5.04 (3.05-8.3) | 4.27 (2.24-8.1) |
| ≥23 cm | 60 (50.8) | 198 (83.9) | 1 | 1 |
| Dietary diversity during pregnancy | ||||
| Inadequate | 107 (90.7) | 148 (62.7) | 5.78 (2.95-11.3) | 3.75 (1.64-8.5) |
| Adequate | 11 (9.3) | 88 (37.3) | 1 | 1 |