Magnitude of Low Birth Weight and Associated Factors among Newborns Delivered in Dangla Primary Hospital, Amhara Regional State, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017

Table 3

Multivariable analysis results, factors affecting LBW among neonates delivered in Dangla Primary Hospital, Awi Zone, Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017 (n=232).

Variable	Category	COR (95%CI)	AOR (95% C.I.)	P- value
ANC follow-up	Yes	1
	No	5.7(1.2-4.5)	1(0.5-28.9)	0.06
Additional diet	Yes	1
	No	3.1(5.0-6.2)	5.03(1.8-18.8)	0.002
Previous history of LBW	Yes	1.5(1.8-3.0)	3.21(1.5-14.2)	0.001
	No	1
Pregnancy complication	Yes	2.1(3.4-6.3)	2(0.1-7.6)	0.09
	No	1
Gestational age	<37 wks.	4.8(1.2-2.3)	2.1(1.3-10.4)	0.004
	>37 wks.	1
Infant sex	Male	1
	Female	1.8(4.6-5.2)	3(0.2-4.7)	0.08

NB:significant association, P <0.05.
AOR=adjusted odds ratio.