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 |
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Age groups |
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15-23 |
91 (27.82%) |
19 (35.84%) |
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24-34 |
193 (59.02%) |
32 (60.37%) |
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> 34 |
43 (13.14%) |
2 (3.77%) |
4.4135 |
2 |
0.1101 |
Level of education |
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Primary |
6 (1.83%) |
1 (1.88%) |
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Secondary |
190 (58.10%) |
26 (49.05%) |
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Tertiary |
131 (40.06%) |
26 (49.05%) |
0.3782 |
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Bed net use |
|||||
Yes |
149 (45.56%) |
25 (47.16%) |
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No |
178 (54.43%) |
28 (52.83%) |
0.0047 |
1 |
0.9451 |
Duration (month) |
|||||
> 5 |
253 (77.37%) |
48 (90.56%) |
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< 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%) |
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> 4 |
240 (73.39%) |
38 (71.69%) |
0.755 |
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Parity |
|||||
0 |
102 (31.19%) |
21 (39.62%) |
|||
1 |
73 (22.32%) |
9 (16.98%) |
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2 |
64 (19.57%) |
11 (20.75%) |
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> 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%) |
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> 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 |
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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%) |
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No anemia |
246 (75.22%) |
39 (73.58%) |
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Severe anemia |
1 (0.30%) |
1 (1.88%) |
0.3488 |
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Doses of IPT |
|||||
≥ 3 |
117 (35.77%) |
17 (32.0%) |
|||
< 3 |
210 (64.22%) |
36 (67.92%) |
0.1358 |
1 |
0.724 |