Research Article
Antenatal Care Attendance and Factors Influenced Birth Weight of Babies Born between June 2017 and May 2018 in the Wa East District, Ghana
Table 4
Associations between antenatal services woman received and normal birth weight.
| | Variable | Birth weight | Pearson chi2 | COR (95% CI); value | AOR (95% CI); value | | Normal (2.5-4.0 kg) | Abnormal (<2.5 kg) | Chi2 | value | | (%) | (%) |
| | Number of ANC visits | | | | | | | 0-1 | 11 (91.7) | 1 (8.3) | 4.255 | 0.235 | 1 | | | 2-3 | 61 (80.3) | 15 (19.7) | 0.31 (0.04-2.69); 0.288 | | | 4+ | 104 (71.7) | 41 (28.3) | 0.23 (0.03-1.84); 0.167 | |
| | Gestational age determined | | | | | | | Yes | 176 (76.2) | 55 (23.8) | 3.101 | 0.078 | | | | No | 0 (0.0) | 2 (100) | Omitted | |
| | PMTCT tested | | | | | | | Yes | 176 (76.5) | 54 (23.5) | 3.214 | 0.073 | | | | No | 0 (0.0) | 3 (100) | Omitted | |
| | Iron-folic acid supplementation given | | | | | | Yes | 172 (75.1) | 57 (24.9) | 1.318 | 0.251 | | | | No | 4 (100) | 0 (0.0) | Omitted | |
| | Times folic acid received () | | | | | | 1-2 | 39 (86.7) | 6 (13.3) | 3.209 | 0.201 | 1 | | | 3-4 | 74 (74.0) | 26 (26.0) | 0.47 (0.18-1.26); 0.133 | | | 5+ | 60 (71.4) | 24 (28.6) | 0.42 (0.16-1.12); 0.082 | |
| | Hemoglobin level checked | | | | | | | No | 4 (36.4) | 7 (63.6) | 9.587 | 0.002 | 1 | 1 | | Yes | 172 (77.5) | 50 (22.5) | 6.02 (1.69–2.14); 0.006 | 0.15 (0.01-2.27); 0.17 |
| | Urine tested | | | | | | | | No | 7 (24.1) | 22 (75.9) | 47.353 | <0.001 | 1 | 1 | | Yes | 169 (82.8) | 35 (17.2) | 5.18 (6.23-8.28); <0.001 | 6.59 (8.48-15.07); <0.001 |
| | Tetanus-toxoid vaccination received | | | | | | No | 23 (74.2) | 8 (25.8) | 0.082 | 0.775 | 1 | | | Yes | 153 (75.7) | 49 (24.3) | 1.14 (0.48-2.71); 0.775 | |
| | SP tablets received | | | | | | | No | 59 (81.9) | 13 (18.1) | 2.315 | 0.128 | 1 | | | Yes | 117 (72.7) | 44 (27.3) | 0.59 (0.29-1.17); 0.131 | |
| | Times SP tablets received () | | | | | | 1 | 45 (83.3) | 9 (16.7) | 5.597 | 0.018 | 1 | 1 | | 2 | 72 (66.7) | 35 (33.3) | 1.37 (0.16-0.86); 0.021 | 1.34 (0.10-1.12); 0.077 |
| | Syphilis tested | | | | | | | No | 1 (20.0) | 4 (80.0) | 8.529 | 0.003 | 1 | 1 | | Yes | 175 (76.8) | 53 (23.2) | 3.21 (1.45-2.73); 0.022 | 1.27 (0.05-1.45); 0.885 |
| | LLITN received | | | | | | | No | 55 (88.7) | 7 (11.3) | 9.245 | 0.002 | 1 | 1 | | Yes | 121 (70.8) | 50 (29.2) | 3.26 (0.11-0.65); 0.004 | 2.17 (0.03-0.92); 0.039 |
| | Counselled on FP | | | | | | | No | 4 (40.0) | 6 (60.0) | 7.140 | 0.008 | 1 | 1 | | Yes | 172 (77.1) | 51 (22.9) | 5.06 (1.37-8.62); 0.015 | 3.13 (0.33-1.37); 0.331 |
| | Counselled on nutrition | | | | | | | No | 0 (0.0) | 3 (100) | 6.194 | 0.013 | | | | Yes | 176 (76.5) | 54 (23.5) | Omitted | |
| | Birth outcome | | | | | | | Still birth | 0 (0.0) | 2 (100) | 6.229 | 0.013 | | | | Live birth | 176 (76.2) | 55 (23.8) | Omitted | |
| | Received minimum ANC service | | | | | | No | 116 (73.4) | 42 (26.6) | 2.391 | 0.122 | 1 | | | Yes | 58 (82.9) | 12 (17.1) | 1.75 (0.86-3.58); 0.125 | |
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