Table 2 General determinants of low birth weight in Haramaya District, Eastern Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 412)
Variables | Birth weight | cPR (95% CI) | aPR (95% CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low (n = 83) | Normal (n = 329) | ||||
Supplementations of IFA | |||||
 No | 62(74.70) | 194(58.97) | 1 | 1 |  |
 Yes | 21(25.30) | 135(41.03) | 0.56(0.35, 0.87) | 0.55( 0.36, 0.84) | 0.005 |
Occupation of the woman | |||||
 Housewives | 78( 93.98) | 321(97.57) | 1 | 1 |  |
 Merchant | 5( 6.02) | 8( 2.43) | 1.97(0.96, 4.03) | 1.70(0.86, 3.38) | 0.129 |
Sex of neonates | |||||
 Males | 18(21.69) | 195(59.27) | 1 | 1 |  |
 Females | 65(78.31) | 134(40.73) | 3.86(2.38, 6.28) | 3.70(2.28, 6.00) |  < 0.001** |
Maternal nutritional status (MUAC) | |||||
 Normal (MUAC ≥ 23) | 33(39.76) | 182(55.32) | 1 | 1 |  |
 Under-nutrition (MUAC < 23) | 50(60.24) | 147( 44.68) | 1.65(1.12, 2.46) | 1.92( 1.33, 2.76) | 0.001* |
Fertility desire | |||||
 No | 31(37.35) | 101(30.70) | 1 | 1 |  |
 Yes | 52(62.65) | 228(69.30) | 0.79(0.53, 1.17) | 0.78(0.54, 1.15) | 0.207 |
Maternal height in cm | |||||
  > 145 cm | 56 (67.47) | 249(75.68) | 1 | 1 |  |
  < 145 cm | 27(32.53) | 80(24.32) | 1.37(0.92, 2.06) | 1.54(1.04, 2.27) | 0.029* |
Time to the health facility | |||||
  < 40 min | 63(75.90) | 270(82.07) | 1 | 1 |  |
  > 40 min | 20(24.10) | 59(17.93) | 1.34(0.86, 2.08) | 1.40(0.93, 2.09) | 0.103 |