Fetal Malnutrition and Associated Factors among Term Newborn Babies at Birth in South Gondar Zone Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents and the newborns in South Gondar zone hospitals, northwest Ethiopia, 2020.

Characteristics	Frequency	Percent
Current maternal age
≤19	112	7.0
20-24	391	24.6
25-29	634	39.8
30-34	236	14.8
35-39	168	10.6
≥40	51	3.2
Educational status of the mother
Unable to read and write	437	27.4
Able to read and write	536	33.7
Primary	170	10.7
Secondary	222	13.9
College and above	227	14.3
Marital status
Currently married	1537	96.5
Single	25	1.6
Divorced	30	1.9
Age of the husband/friend
<20	22	1.4
20-24	228	14.3
25-29	331	20.7
30-34	326	20.5
35-39	364	22.9
≥40	321	20.2
Husband/intimate partner educational status
Unable to read and write	339	21.3
Able to read and write	415	26.1
Primary	150	9.4
Secondary	386	24.2
College and above	302	19.0
Total family size
1-3	882	55.4
4-6	532	33.4
≥7	178	11.2
Wealth quintile
Very poor	80	5.0
Poor	315	19.8
Middle	818	51.4
Better	379	23.8
Altitude
<2000 m	426	26.8
2000-3000 m	298	18.7
>3000 m	868	54.5
Sex of the newborn
Male	690	43.3
Female	902	56.7
Weight of the newborn
<2500 grams	331	20.8
≥2500 grams	1261	79.2
Gestational age classification
Small for gestational age	328	20.6
Appropriate for gestational age	1264	79.4
Have known chronic disease
No	1505	94.5
Yes	87	5.5
Intimate partner violence
Yes	569	35.7
No	1023	64.3

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