Research Article
Associated Factors with Low Birth Weight in Dire Dawa City, Eastern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 4
Anthropometric and behavioral characteristics of mothers who gave birth in Dire government hospital, eastern Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 420).
| Variables | Frequency | Percent |
| Weight of the mother before pregnancy | | | <50 kilo gram | 17 | 7.3 | ≥50 kilo gram | 216 | 92.7 |
| Height of the mother | | | <150 centimeter | 21 | 5 | ≥150 centimeter | 399 | 95 |
| MUAC | | | ≤22 centimeter | 117 | 27.9 | >22 centimeter | 303 | 72.1 |
| Ever smoked during the current pregnancy | | | Yes | 30 | 7.1 | No | 390 | 92.9 |
| Any person smoked in the surroundings | | | Yes | 78 | 18.6 | No | 342 | 81.4 |
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