Malaria Burden in Pregnancy at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda

Table 5

Risk factors associated with low birthweight (<2500 g).

Factor level	Risk factor	Crude OR	Adjusted OR	(95% CI)	𝑃-value
Background	Age (continuous per year)	0.91 ∗	0.93	(0.86–1.0)	.068
	District of residence
	Kampala	1.0	1.0
	Wakiso	0.86	0.98	(0.45–2.13)	.97
	Other	0.21	0.21	(0.01–1.06)	.14
	Education (continuous per level)	1.1	1.05	(0.61–1.81)	.87
Intermediate	Gravidity
	G1	1.0	1.0
	G2-3	0.69	1.22	(0.54–2.77)	.63
	≥G4	0.30^∗	0.70	(0.14–3.51)	.67
	Placental malaria (active + past)	1.48	0.72	(0.29–1.80)	.48
	Active infection	1.61	0.69	(0.24–1.96)	.49
	Past infection	1.05	0.77	(0.16–3.77)	.75
	Haemoglobin level	0.83^∗	0.83	(0.70–0.99)	.033
Proximate	Use of bednet	1.33	1.65	(0.72–3.79)	.24
	Received IPT
	None	1.0	1.0
	1 dose of SP	1.20	1.21	(0.56–2.63)	.63
	2 doses of SP	0.84	0.96	(0.30–3.09)	.94
	Iron supplementation	0.74	0.19	(0.02–1.58)	.12
	Folic acid supplementation	1.0	4.48	(0.57–34.9)	.15

∗Significant associations (𝑃<.05).