Research Article
Fetal Malnutrition and Associated Factors among Term Newborn Babies at Birth in South Gondar Zone Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 3
Factors associated with fetal malnutrition at birth in South Gondar zone hospitals, northwest Ethiopia, 2020.
| Variables | Fetal malnutrition | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | No | Yes |
| Interpregnancy interval | | | | | <24 months | 260 | 68 | 0.93 (0.69-1.25) | | ≥24 months | 986 | 278 | 1 | | Maternal height | | | | | <150 centimeters | 208 | 47 | 0.78 (0.56-0.11) | | ≥150 centimeters | 1038 | 299 | 1 | | Newborn weight | | | | | <2500 grams | 230 | 101 | 1.82 (1.39-2.39) | 1.33 (0.12-1.82) | ≥2500 grams | 1016 | 245 | 1 | 1 | Intimate partner violence | | | | | Yes | 388 | 181 | 2.43 (1.90-3.09) | 1.97 (1.52-2.56) | No | 858 | 165 | 1 | 1 | Gestational age | | | | | Appropriate for gestational age | 1032 | 232 | 1 | 1 | Small for gestational age | 214 | 114 | 2.37 (1.81-3.10) | 1.96 (1.46-2.62) | Placental weight | | | | | <512 grams | 401 | 208 | 3.12 (2.48-4.06) | 2.76 (2.13-3.57) | ≥512grams | 845 | 138 | 1 | 1 | Altitude | | | | | <2000 meters | 352 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 2000-3000 meters | 243 | 55 | 1.07 (0.73-1.59) | 1.02 (0.67-1.55) | >3000 meters | 651 | 217 | 1.59 (1.18-2.21) | 1.24 (0.58-2.01) |
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NB. Significant at value < 0.05. COR = crude odds ratio; AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval. |