Table 5.
Predictors of low birth weight
| Variable | Low birth weight (LBW) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted OR (95 % CI) | P value | AOR (95 % CI) | P value | |
| Use of Insecticide Net | ||||
| Yes | 0⋅4(0⋅2–1⋅0) | 0⋅038 | 0⋅4(0⋅2–0⋅8) | 0⋅013 |
| No | 1 | 1 | ||
| Lived Poverty Index | ||||
| High | 2⋅5(1⋅2–5⋅1) | 0⋅014 | 1⋅9(0⋅8–4⋅6) | 0⋅157 |
| Moderate | 1⋅0(0⋅3–2⋅7) | 0⋅883 | 0⋅8(0⋅3–2⋅3) | 0⋅657 |
| Low | 1 | 1 | ||
| Household Hunger Scale | ||||
| Moderate hunger | 4⋅0(1⋅7–9⋅3) | 0⋅001 | 3⋅0(1⋅1–8⋅1) | 0⋅028 |
| Severe hunger | 1⋅4(0⋅5–4⋅0) | 0⋅521 | 1⋅0(0⋅3–3⋅3) | 0⋅971 |
| No hunger | 1 | 1 | ||
| Maternal Morbidity | ||||
| Yes | 2⋅6(1⋅2–5⋅4) | 0⋅013 | 2⋅7(1⋅2–6⋅0) | 0⋅020 |
| No | 1 | 1 | ||
Adjusted for Age and Community type, OR, Odds ratio; AOR, Adjusted odds ratio; CI, Confidence interval, statistically significant p values are bolded.