Prevalence and Factors Associated with Low Birth Weight and Preterm Delivery in the Ho Municipality of Ghana

Table 2

Obstetric characteristics of women who delivered.

Characteristics	Frequency (N = 680)	Percentage (%)
Parity
Nulliparous	225	33.1
Primiparous	191	28.1
Multiparous	238	35.0
Grand multiparous	26	3.8
Gravidity
Primigravida	176	25.9
Multigravida	504	74.1
Delivery type
Normal/vaginal	538	79.1
Caesarean section	140	20.6
Vacuum extraction	2	0.3
SP/IPTp dosage
< 3	218	32.1
3	238	35.0
>3	224	32.9
ANC visits
<4	80	11.8
4	81	11.9
>4	519	76.3
Hepatitis B infection
Negative	650	95.6
Positive	30	4.4
Syphilis infection
Negative	674	99.1
Positive	6	0.9
Hypertension status
Normotensive	578	85.0
Hypertensive	102	15.0
Anaemia status
Normal	290	42.6
Anaemic	390	57.4
Sickling status
Negative	563	82.8
Positive	117	17.2
Malaria infection
Negative	545	80.1
Positive	135	19.9
Obstetric complications
Absent	657	96.6
Present	23	3.4