Associated Factors with Low Birth Weight in Dire Dawa City, Eastern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 5

Factors associated with low birth weight among neonates delivered in Dire Dawa in Dire Dawa government hospital, eastern Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 420).

Variables	LBW		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	value
	Yes	No
Residence
Urban	49 (16.0)	257 (84.0)	1	1
Rural	39 (34.2)	75 (65.8)	2.7 (1.67, 4.47)	0.85 (0.39, 1.86)	0.77
Level of education
No formal education	50 (30.3)	115 (69.7)	2.5 (1.54, 4.0)	1.55 (0.77, 3.13)	0.22
Formal education	38 (14.9)	217 (85.1)	1	1
Pregnancy intention
Planned	52 (16.2)	268 (83.8)	1	1
Unplanned	36 (36.0)	64 (64.0)	2.9 (1.75, 4.80)	1.39 (0.68, 2.84)	0.35
Nutritional counseling
Yes	40 (14.9)	228 (85.1)	1	1
No	48 (31.6)	104 (68.4)	1.6 (2.63, 4.25)	2.03 (1.01, 4.06)	0.047
Contraceptive use
Yes	26 (13.6)	165 (86.4)	1	1
No	62 (27.1)	167 (72.9)	2.4 (1.42, 3.90)	1.34 (0.67, 2.67)	0.40
Pregnancy complication
Yes	47 (28.7)	117 (71.3)	2.1 (1.30, 3.39)	0.72 (0.36, 1.45)	0.36
No	41 (16.0)	215 (84.0)	1	1
ANC follow-up
Yes	46 (15.5)	250 (84.5)	1	1
No	42 (33.9)	82 (66.1)	2.8 (1.71, 4.53)	0.97 (0.39, 2.38)	0.94
Hemoglobin level
Anemic	64 (24.9)	193 (75.1)	1.9 (1.15, 3.22)	1.25 (0.67, 2.36)	0.48
Normal	24 (14.7)	139 (85.3)	1	1
Mode of delivery
Vaginal	52 (18.2)	233 (81.8)	1	1
Caesarian section	36 (26.7)	99 (73.3)	1.6 (1.0, 2.65)	1.06 (0.54, 2.09)	0.87
MUAC
Less than 23 cm	40 (34.2)	77 (65.8)	2.7 (1.69, 4.50)	1.61 (0.86, 3.03)	0.13
At or above 23 cm	48 (15.8)	255 (84.2)	1	1
Height of mother
Less than 150 cm	9 (42.9)	12 (57.1)	3.0 (1.24, 7.46)	3.54 (1.07, 11.76)	0.039
At or above 150 cm	79 (19.8)	320 (80.2)	1	1
Gestational age
Preterm	30 (81.1)	7 (18.9)	24 (10.07, 57.25)	18.48 (6.51, 52.42)	0.000
Term	58 (15.1)	325 (84.9)	1	1
Smoking during pregnancy
Yes	14 (46.7)	16 (53.3)	3.7 (1.75, 7.0)	3.97 (1.59, 9.88)	0.003
No	88 (21.0)	316 (81.0)	1	1