Prevalence and Associated Factors of Low Birth Weight among Term Newborns in Dilla Town, Southern Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the mothers.

Characteristics	Frequency	Percent
Age category in (years)
<20 yrs	108	22.9
20-30 yrs	143	30.3
31-40 yrs	120	25.4
>40 yrs	101	21.4
Residency
Urban	369	78.2
Rural	103	21.8
Marital status
Married	221	46.8
Divorced	121	25.6
Unmarried	130	27.6
Level of education
No formal education	111	23.5
Primary education	147	31.2
Grade 7-8 education	110	23.3
Secondary and above education	104	22.0
Occupation
Employ	105	22.2
Merchant	99	21.0
Farmer	107	22.7
Housewife	77	16.3
Daily worker	84	17.8
Monthly income (in birr)
<1000 ETB	101	21.4
1000-2000 ETB	141	29.9
2001-4000 ETB	119	25.2
>4001ETB	111	23.5
Ethnicity
Gedeo	288	61.0
Amhara	29	6.1
Oromo	72	15.3
Gurage	73	15.5
Others	10	2.1
Religion
Protestant	244	51.7
Orthodox	98	20.8
Muslim	75	15.9
Others	55	11.7