Table 3.
Summary of associated risk factors for adverse birth outcome in Ethiopia
| Variables | Model | Publication bias Egger test |
Status of heterogeneity | AOR(95%CI) | I2 (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural residency | Random | 0.001 | Low heterogeneity | 2.31(1.64, 3.24) | 32.1 | 0.183 |
| Current pregnancy complication | Random | 0.952 | moderate heterogeneity | 4.98 (2.24, 11.07) | 85.9 | < 0.001 |
| Not having antenatal care | Random | 0.136 | Low heterogeneity | 3.84 (2.76,5.35) | 23.1 | 0.238 |
| Advanced maternal age ≥ 35 | Random | 0.008 | Moderate heterogeneity | 2.72 (1.62, 4.58) | 55.6 | 0.08 |
| Pregnancy induced-hypertension | Fixed | 0.065 | No heterogeneity | 7.27 (3.95, 13.39) | 0 | 0.868 |