Table 4: Secondary analysis of factors associated with Low birth weight (LBW) among participants.
Variable | LBW (< 2500 g) | |||
COR (95% CI) | P-value | AOR (95% CI) | P-value | |
Maternal age | ||||
14–20 years | 1 | 1 | ||
21–30 years | 0.48 (0.22-1.04) | 0.057 | 0.41 (0.16-1.05) | 0.064 |
31–40 years | 0.60 (0.30-1.45) | 0.07 | 0.59 (0.25-1.50) | 0.075 |
Gravidity | ||||
Paucigravidae | 1 | 1 | ||
Multigravidae | 1.2 (0.6-2.4) | 0.606 | 1.72 (0.74-3.97) | 0.206 |
ANC visits | ||||
< 4 visits | 1 | 1 | ||
≥ 4 visits | 0.15 (0.06-0.37) | < 0.001 | 0.22 (0.07-0.71) | 0.012 |
SP doses taken | ||||
< 3 doses | 1 | 1 | ||
≥ 3 doses | 0.24 (0.08-0.7) | 0.005 | 0.82 (0.2-3.3) | 0.775 |
Gestational age | ||||
Term delivery | 1 | 11 | ||
Pre-term delivery | 5.98 (2.95-12.15) | < 0.001 | 5.0 (2.38-10.58) | < 0.001 |
ANC = Antenatal care; SP = Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine; LBW = Low birth weight; COR = Crude odds ratio;
AOA = Adjusted odds ration; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval; Significant p-values are presented in bold.