Table 3.
Associations between background characteristics and a normal birth weight.
| Variable | Birth weight | Pearson chi2 | COR (95% CI); p value | AOR (95% CI); p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal (2.5-4.0 kg) | Abnormal (<2.5 kg) | Chi2 | p value | |||
| n = 176 (%) | n = 57 (%) | |||||
| Age group (years) | ||||||
| <20 | 33 (80.5) | 8 (19.5) | 1.160 | 0.560 | 1 | |
| 20-34 | 112 (75.7) | 36 (24.3) | 0.75 (0.32-1.78); 0.520 | |||
| ≥35 | 31 (70.5) | 13 (29.5) | 0.58 (0.21-1.58); 0.287 | |||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Cohabitation | 10 (55.6) | 8 (44.4) | 4.215 | 0.040 | 1 | 1 |
| Legal married | 166 (77.2) | 49 (22.8) | 2.71 (1.01-7.24); 0.047 | 2.05 (1.33-6.89); 0.044 | ||
| Religion | ||||||
| Christianity | 57 (86.4) | 9 (13.6) | 5.842 | 0.016 | 1 | 1 |
| Islam | 119 (71.3) | 48 (28.7) | 0.39 (0.18-0.85); 0.018 | 0.33 (0.08-0.39); 0.013 | ||
| Occupation | ||||||
| Farmer | 115 (77.2) | 34 (22.8) | 0.671 | 0.715 | 1 | |
| Trader | 23 (74.2) | 8 (25.8) | 0.85 (0.35-2.07); 0.721 | |||
| Unemployed | 38 (71.7) | 15 (28.3) | 0.75 (0.37-1.52); 0.425 | |||
| Educational level | ||||||
| No education | 84 (74.3) | 29 (25.7) | 11.919 | 0.003 | 1 | 1 |
| Primary/JHS | 82 (79.6) | 21 (20.4) | 1.35 (0.71-2.55); 0.359 | 1.20 (0.12-2.14); 0.876 | ||
| SHS/tertiary | 10 (58.8) | 7 (41.2) | 3.15 (0.04-0.61); 0.008 | 4.27 (0.08-0.88); 0.031 | ||
| Parity | ||||||
| 0-1 | 78 (78.8) | 21 (21.2) | 1.6789 | 0.432 | 1 | |
| 2-3 | 55 (70.5) | 23 (29.5) | 0.64 (0.33-1.28); 0.208 | |||
| 4+ | 43 (76.8) | 13 (23.2) | 0.89 (0.41-1.95); 0.772 | |||