| Variables | LBW | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | Yes | No |
| Maternal age | | | | | <20 yrs | 56 (51.9%) | 52 (48.1%) | 2.81 (1.58,4.99) | 2.46 (1.21,500) | 20-30 yrs | 42 (29.4%) | 101 (70.6%) | 1.08 (0.61,1.91) | 1.1 (0.56,2.17) | 31-40 yrs | 35 (29.2%) | 85 (70.8%) | 1.07 (0.59,1.93) | 0.88 (0.43,1.78) | ≥41 yrs | 28 ((27.7%) | 73 (72.3%) | Ref | Ref | Level of education | | | | | No formal education | 58 (52.3%) | 53 (47.7%) | 2.83 (1.60,4.99) | 2.21 (0.09,52.07) | Primary education | 42 (28.6%) | 105 (71.4%) | 1.03 (0.59,1.81) | 0.93 (0.04,24.82) | Grade 7-8 education | 32 (29.1%) | 78 (70.9%) | 1.06 (0.59,1.92 | 2.39 (0.06,90.08) | ≥secondary education | 29 (27.9%) | 75 (72.1%) | Ref | Ref | Residency | | | | | Urban | 114 (30.9%) | 255 (69.1%) | Ref | Ref | Rural | 47 (45.6%) | 56 (54.4%) | 1.88 (1.20,2.93) | 6.78 (3.51,13.08) | Occupation | | | | | Employ | 39 (37.1%) | 66 (62.9%) | Ref | Ref | Merchant | 27 (27.3%) | 72 (72.7%) | 0.64 (0.35,1.15) | 0.68 (0.32,1.44) | Farmer | 29 (27.1%) | 78 (72.9%) | 0.63 (0.35,1.13) | 0.59 (0.28,1.25) | Housewife | 27 (35.1%) | 50 (64.9%) | 0.91 (0.49,1.69) | 0.73 (0.33,1.64) | Daily worker | 39 (46.4%) | 45 (53.6%) | 1.47 (0.82,2.63) | 1.43 (0.66,3.11) | Marital status | | | | | Divorced | 88 (39.8%) | 133 (60.2%) | 1.87 (1.16,3.00) | 2.57 (1.43,4.61) | Never married | 39 (32.2%) | 82 (67.8%) | 1.34 (0.78,2.34) | 1.56 (0.80,3.06) | Married | 34 (26.2%) | 96 (73.8%) | Ref | Ref | Pregnancy type | | | | | Unwanted and unintended | 77 (45.8%) | 91 (54.2%) | 2.51 (1.53,4.13) | 3.03 (1.64,5.58) | Wanted but unintended | 51 (29.5%) | 122 (70.5%) | 1.24 (0.74, 2.07) | 1.26 (0.68,2.34) | Wanted and intended | 33 (25.2%) | 98 (74.8%) | Ref | Ref | Birth interval | | | | | <2 yrs | 119 (50.6%) | 116 (49.4%) | 5.89 (3.39,10.20) | 3.05 (0.0.59,15.8) | 2-3 yrs | 23 (21.1%) | 86 (78.9%) | 1.53 (0.79,2.99) | 4.03 (0.80,20.37) | ≥4 yrs | 19 (14.8%) | 109 (85.2%) | Ref | Ref | ANC follow up | | | | | No follow-up | 117 (52%) | 108 (48%) | 5.31 (3.11,9.09) | 6.83 (3.57,13.05) | 1-3 follow-up | 23 (18.7%) | 100 (81.3%) | 1.13 (0.59,2.17) | 1.04 (0.49,2.20) | ≥4 follow up | 21 (16.9%) | 103 (83.1%) | Ref | Ref | Dietary counsel | | | | | Yes | 113 (30.6%) | 256 (69.4%) | Ref | Ref | No | 48 (46.6%) | 55 (53.4%) | 1.98 (1.27,3.09) | 6.21 (3.21,12.02) | Foliate supplementation | | | | | Yes | 100 (29%) | 245 (71%) | Ref | Ref | No | 61 (48%) | 66 (52%) | 2.26 (1.49,3.44) | 5.48 (2.93,10.25) | Alcohol drink | | | | | No | 86 (28%) | 221 (72%) | Ref | Ref | Yes | 75 (45.5%) | 90 (54.5%) | 2.14 (1.44,3.18) | 1.91 (0.78,4.66) | Cigarette smoking | | | | | No | 99 (29.4%) | 238 (70.6%) | Ref | Ref | Yes | 62 (45.9%) | 73 (54.1%) | 2.04 (1.35,3.08) | 4.35 (2.46,7.69) |
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