Table 4: Association between birth weight of babies and the characteristics of the study population.

Weight of Babies at delivery (g)

2500

< 2500

 

 

 

     

Khi     square

df

P value

Age groups

         

15-23

91 (27.82%)

19 (35.84%)

     

24-34

193 (59.02%)

32 (60.37%)

     

> 34                                 

43 (13.14%)

2 (3.77%)

    4.4135

   2

0.1101

 

Level of education

         

Primary

6 (1.83%)

1 (1.88%)

     

Secondary

190 (58.10%)

26 (49.05%)

     

Tertiary

131 (40.06%)

26 (49.05%)

   

0.3782

Bed net use

         

Yes

149 (45.56%)

25 (47.16%)

     

No

178 (54.43%)

28 (52.83%)

      0.0047

     1

0.9451

Duration (month)

         

> 5

253 (77.37%)

48 (90.56%)

     

< 5

74 (22.62%)

5 (9.43%)

      7.8378

     2

0.0198

Number of ANC

         

0

4 (1.22%)

1 (1.88%)

     

1

3 (0.91%)

1 (1.88%)

     

2

15 (4.55%)

2 (3.77%)

     

3

65 (19.87%)

11 (20.75%)

     

> 4

240 (73.39%)

38 (71.69%)

   

0.755

Parity

         

0

102 (31.19%)

21 (39.62%)

     

1

73 (22.32%)

9 (16.98%)

     

2

64 (19.57%)

11 (20.75%)

     

> 3

88 (26.91%)

12 (22.64%)

        1.953

       3

0.5822

Gravidity

         

1

94 (28.74%)

20 (37.73%)

     

2

63 (19.26%)

6 (11.32%)

     

> 3

170 (51.98%)

27 (50.94%)

      2.8238

      2

0.2437

Gest age (WKs)

         

≥ 37

317 (96.94%)

47 (88.67%)

     

< 37

10 (3.05%)

 6 (11.32%)

   

0.0146

MIP

         

No

228 (69.7%)

37 (69.81%)

     

Yes

99 (30.27%)

16 (30.18%)

    4.5137

      1

 1

Maternal anemia

         

Anemia

80 (24.46%)

13 (24.52%)

     

No anemia

246 (75.22%)

39 (73.58%)

     

Severe anemia

1 (0.30%)

 1 (1.88%)

   

0.3488

Doses of IPT

         

≥ 3

117 (35.77%)

 17 (32.0%)

     

< 3

210 (64.22%)

36 (67.92%)

      0.1358

1

0.724