Table 2a.

Mean birth weight of babies by socio-demographic characteristics of their mothers in Wondo Genet district, Ethiopia, 2017.

Variable	Birth weight
	N (%)	Mean (gram)	(95% CI*)	p -value
Total	505 (100)	3,222	(3,181–3,263)
Residence
Rural	272 (53.9)	3,237	(3,181–3,292)	0.454
Urban	233 (46.1)	3,205	(3,142–3,267)
Age of the mother
15–24	198 (39.2)	3,223	(3,157–3,289)	0.962
25–45	307 (60.8)	3,221	(3,168–3,274)
Education of the mother
No education	133 (26.3)	3,173	(3,086–3,260)	0.356
Primary	244 (48.3)	3,233	(3,173–3,293)
Secondary and above	128 (25.3)	3,252	(3,176–3,328)
Occupation of the mother
Housewife	408 (80.8)	3,231	(3,183–3,278)	0.345
Others	97 (19.2)	3,185	(3,102–3,268)
Monthly income (ETB*)
<1,500	235	3,254	(3,196–3,313)	0.274
1,500–2,999	185	3,207	(3,138–3,277)
≥3000	85	3,163	(3,056 −3,270)
Religion of the mother
Protestant	469 (92.9)	3,235	(3,192–3,277)	0.028
Others	36 (7.1)	3,055	(2,896–3,215)
Alcohol drinking by the mother
No	500 (99.0)	3,224	(3,183–3,266)	0.252
Yes	5 (1.0)	2,981	(2,370–3,592)
Husband's education
No education	102 (20.2)	3,190	(3,096–3,284)	0.746
Primary	165 (32.7)	3,234	(3,160–3,308)
Secondary and above	237 (46.9)	3,226	(3,166–3,285)
Husband's occupation
Farmer	228 (45.1)	3,219	(3,158–3,279)	0.443
Merchant	142 (28.1)	3,257	(3,175–3,340)
Government employee	35 (6.9)	3,267	(3,097–3,436)
Others	100 (19.8)	3,163	(3,074–3,252)
Alcohol drinking by husband
No	453 (89.7)	3,240	(3,197–3,283)	0.012
Yes	52 (10.3)	3,066	(2,924–3,208)
Social support
Low	31 (6.1)	3,300	(3,183–3,416)	0.335
Medium	111 (22.0)	3,172	(3,078–3,267)
High	363 (71.9)	3,231	(3,182–3,279)

^*CI, confidence interval; ETB, Ethiopian Birr. P-values were obtained from t-test and one-way ANOVA.