Table 4.
Comparison of birth outcomes by HHS, LPI, eating behaviour and dietary diversity
| Variables | Birth Weight | P value | Gestational Age | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LBW | NBW | Preterm | Term | |||
| HHS | 0⋅003a | 0⋅028a | ||||
| No Hunger | 25 (12⋅0) | 183 (88) | 22 (10) | 198 (90) | ||
| Moderate Hunger | 11 (35⋅5) | 20 (64⋅5) | 11 (24⋅4) | 34 (75⋅6) | ||
| Severe Hunger | 5 (16⋅1) | 26 (83⋅9) | 5 (13⋅2) | 33 (86⋅8) | ||
| LPI | 0⋅029a | 0⋅006a | ||||
| Low | 15 (11⋅6) | 114 (88⋅4) | 13 (9⋅6) | 123 (90⋅4) | ||
| Moderate | 5 (9⋅8) | 46 (90⋅2) | 3 (5⋅1) | 56 (94⋅6) | ||
| High | 21 (23⋅3) | 69 (76⋅7) | 22 (20⋅4) | 265(79⋅6) | ||
| Food Aversion | 0⋅995b | 1⋅000b | ||||
| Yes | 19 (15⋅2) | 106 (84⋅8) | 17 (12⋅5) | 119 (14⋅6) | ||
| No | 22 (15⋅2) | 123 (84⋅8) | 21 (12⋅6) | 146 (87⋅4) | ||
| Food Craving | 0⋅818b | 0⋅858b | ||||
| Yes | 27 (14⋅8) | 155 (85⋅2) | 25 (12⋅9) | 169 (87⋅1) | ||
| No | 14 (15⋅9) | 74 (84⋅1) | 13 (11⋅9) | 96 (88⋅1) | ||
| Pica Practice | 0⋅728b | 0⋅590b | ||||
| Yes | 16 (16⋅2) | 83 (83⋅8) | 12 (10⋅7) | 100 (89⋅3) | ||
| No | 25 (14⋅6) | 146 (85⋅4) | 26 (13⋅6) | 165 (86⋅4) | ||
| Minimum Dietary Diversity | 0⋅170b | 0⋅287b | ||||
| Adequate | 13 (11⋅4) | 101 (88⋅6) | 18 (13⋅7) | 113 (86⋅3) | ||
| Inadequate | 28 (17⋅9) | 128 (82⋅1) | 20 (11⋅6) | 152 (88⋅4) | ||
HHS, Household Hunger Scale; LPI, Lived Poverty Index; LBW, Low Birth Weight; NBW, Normal Birth Weight.
Bold values are significant at P < 0⋅05.
a
χ2.
b
Fischer's exact test.