Table 5.
Determinant of gestational age among LBW neonates in MCHA.
| Variables | Gestational age | χ 2 | p value | OR (95% C. I. for EXP (B)) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term | Preterm | |||||
| Mother's age (years) | 20–29 | 23 (54.80%) | 19 (45.20%) | 0.477 | 0.788 | |
| 30–39 | 42 (48.30%) | 45 (51.70%) | 1.82 (0.69–4.80) | |||
| 40–49 | 4 (50.00%) | 4 (50.00%) | 2.39 (0.41–14.21) | |||
| Mother's occupation | Self-employed | 39 (48.80%) | 41 (51.30%) | 0.571 | 0.903 | 1.61 (0.38–6.66) |
| Student | 5 (62.50% | 3 (37.50%) | 0.62 (0.05–6.96) | |||
| Employed | 18 (51.40%) | 17 (48.60%) | 1.08 (0.22–5.20) | |||
| Unemployed | 7 (50.00%) | 7 (50.00%) | ||||
| Mother's education | Primary | 5 (41.70%) | 7 (58.30%) | 0.479 | 0.787 | |
| Secondary | 31 (52.50%) | 28 (47.50%) | 0.88 (0.19–4.18) | |||
| Tertiary | 33 (50.00%) | 33 (50.00%) | 0.66 (0.13–3.40) | |||
| Neonates' sex | Female | 36 (56.30%) | 28 (43.80%) | 1.664 | 0.197 | |
| Male | 33 (45.20%) | 40 (54.80%) | 2.36 (1.01–5.54)∗ | |||
| Neonate's weight (g) | 600–999 | 0 (0.00%) | 6 (100.00%) | 32.428 | 0.001∗ | |
| 1000–1499 | 1 (4.30%) | 22 (95.70%) | ||||
| 1500–2499 | 68 (63.00%) | 40 (37.00%) | ||||
χ 2: chi square, ∗: significant (p < 0.05), OR: odd ratio.