Research Article

Determinants of Low Birth Weight among Newborns Delivered at Public Hospitals in Sidama Zone, South Ethiopia: Unmatched Case-Control Study

Table 3

Determinants of LBW among newborns delivered at public hospitals of Sidama Zone, South Ethiopia, 2019.

VariablesCases
No. (%)
Controls
No. (%)
COR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI)

Residence
 Rural80 (67.8)97 (41.1)3.03 (1.90-4.80)3.51 (1.91-6.45)
 Urban38 (32.2)139 (58.9)11
Time of ANC initiation
 1st trimester16 (15.2)78 (36.1)11
 2nd trimester29 (27.6)71 (32.9)2.17 (1.33-3.84)0.80 (0.39-1.66)
 3rd trimester67 (57.2)67 (31.0)4.35 (2.27-8.33)3.23 (1.47-7.14)
Pregnancy-induced HTN
 Yes28 (23.7)29 (12.3)2.22 (1.25-3.95)4.49 (1.94-10.38)
 No90 (76.3)207 (87.7)11
Iron & folic acid supplementation
 Yes15 (14.3)104 (48.1)11
 No90 (85.7)112 (51.9)5.57 (3.03-10.2)3.92 (1.80-8.5)
Mid-Upper Arm Circumference
 <23 cm58 (49.2)38 (16.1)5.04 (3.05-8.3)4.27 (2.24-8.1)
 ≥23 cm60 (50.8)198 (83.9)11
Dietary diversity during pregnancy
 Inadequate107 (90.7)148 (62.7)5.78 (2.95-11.3)3.75 (1.64-8.5)
 Adequate11 (9.3)88 (37.3)11