Risk Factors Associated with Severity of Nongenetic Intellectual Disability (Mental Retardation) among Children Aged 2–18 Years Attending Kenyatta National Hospital
Table 5
Relationship between pregnancy-related factors and severity of intellectual disability.
Variables
Severe/profound
Mild/moderate
OR
95% CI
test
%
%
Lower
Upper
value
Attending ANC during pregnancy of the child
Yes
22
27.2%
59
72.8%
1.00
No
0
0.0%
3
100.0%
UD
UD
UD
0.293
Frequency of attending ANC
1-2 times
3
16.7%
15
83.3%
0.46
0.12
1.79
0.256
3-4 times
19
30.2%
44
69.8%
1.00
Took any drugs during pregnancy
Yes
11
47.8%
12
52.2%
4.17
1.46
11.87
0.006
No
11
18.0%
50
82.0%
1.00
Smoking during pregnancy
Yes
1
10.0%
9
90.0%
0.28
0.03
2.35
0.215
No
21
28.4%
53
71.6%
1.00
Living in environment where people smoke
Yes
12
18.2%
54
81.8%
0.18
0.06
0.55
0.001
No
10
55.6%
8
44.4%
1.00
Using alcohol during this pregnancy
Yes
5
35.7%
9
64.3%
1.73
0.51
5.88
0.375
No
17
24.3%
53
75.7%
1.00
OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; = chi-square; UD = undefined.