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.