Table 5 Determinants of LBW in multivariable logistic regression analysis for newborns delivered in public health facilities in Dessie Town, Ethiopia, 2017
Variables | Cases | Controls | COR (95%CI) | AOR [95% CI] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N(%) | N(%) | |||
Iron and folate supplementation | ||||
 Yes | 64 (68.8) | 166 (89.2) | 1 | 1 |
 No | 29 (31.2) | 20 (10.8) | 3.76 (1.99,7.12) | 2.84 (1.15,7.03) |
Nutritional counseling | ||||
 Yes | 40 (43.0) | 153 (82.3) | 1 | 1 |
 No | 53 (57.0) | 33 (17.7) | 6.14 (3.52, 10.72) | 4.05 (1.95, 8.38) |
Additional meal | ||||
 Yes | 34 (36.6) | 134 (72) | 1 | 1 |
 No | 59 (63.4) | 52 (28) | 4.47 (2.63, 7.61) | 3.25 (1.64, 6.44) |
Nutritional status | ||||
 MUAC < 23 | 49 (52.7) | 25 (13.4) | 7.17 (3.99,12.88) | 5.62 (2.64,11.97) |
 MUAC ≥23 | 44 (47.3) | 161 (86.6) | 1 | 1 |
Anemia | ||||
 Yes | 30 (32.3) | 17 (9.1) | 4.73 (2.44, 9.17) | 3.54 (1.46,8.61) |
 No | 63 (67.7) | 169 (90.9) | 1 | 1 |
MDD-W | ||||
 Inadequate | 87 (93.5) | 117 (62.9) | 8.55 (3.55, 20.61) | 6.65 (2.31,19.16) |
 Adequate | 6 (6.5) | 69 (37.1) | 1 | 1 |