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Table 1 Prevalence of Child Low Birth Weight among adolescent and non-adolescent mothers by maternal characteristics (N = 6386)

From: A comparative analysis of determinants of low birth weight and stunting among under five children of adolescent and non-adolescent mothers using 2015/16 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS)

Variable

Adolescent mothers (15–19 years.)

Non-Adolescent mothers (20+ years.)

N

LBW children n (%)

N

LBW children n (%)

Overall

459

66 (14.3)

5927

376 (6.3)

Level of education

 No education

34

7 (19.1)

831

59 (7.1)

 Primary education

354

52 (14.9)

3867

241 (6.2)

 Secondary education or higher

71

7 (0.9)

1229

76 (6.2)

Wealth quintile

 Low SES

275

40 (14.4)

3016

186 (6.2)

 High SES

184

26 (14.1)

2911

190 (6.5)

Place of residence

 Urban

148

23 (15.5)

2255

156 (6.9)

 Rural

311

43 (13.7)

3672

220 (6.0)

Marital status

 Never married

128

19 (14.9)

330

25 (7.6)

 Married or living together

287

37 (12.9)

4842

279 (5.8)

 Divorced/ Separated/ Widowed

44

10 (22.0)

755

72 (9.5)

Maternal BMIa

 Undernutrition

43

11 (23.9)

309

33 (10.4)

 Normal

363

46 (12.7)

3646

232 (6.4)

 Overweight or obese

53

9 (18.0)

1936

110 (5.7)

ANC visits

 Ever attended

200

31 (15.7)

1837

124 (6.7)

 Attended at least four visits

218

31 (14.3)

2500

106 (4.3)

  1. SES Socio-economic status, BMI Body Mass Index, ANC Antenatal care, LBW Low Birth Weight
  2. N Total number of children with birth weight data, n Number of children with Low Birth Weight
  3. 36 Non-adolescent women had missing height or weight measurement