The Prevalence and Risk Factors for Low Birth Weight among Term Newborns in Adwa General Hospital, Northern Ethiopia

Table 1

Maternal sociodemographic characteristics of the mothers.

Variable	Number	Percent (%)
Age of mothers
<20 years	59	13.9
20–34 years	272	64.2
35–49 years	93	21.9
Mean weight
Below mean	205	48.3
Above mean	219	51.7
Mean maternal weight	kg
Marital status
Married	384	90.6
Unmarried	40	9.4
Residence
Rural	241	56.8
Urban	183	43.2
Ethnicity
Tigray	391	92.2
Others	33	7.8
Parity
Primipara	181	42.7
2–4 children	183	43.2
≥5 children	60	14.2