Research Article
The Prevalence and Risk Factors for Low Birth Weight among Term Newborns in Adwa General Hospital, Northern Ethiopia
Table 2
Obstetric, medical, and health-related characteristics of the mothers.
| | Variable | Number | Percent (%) |
| | History of abortion | | | | Yes | 318 | (75.0) | | No | 106 | (25.0) | | Alive number of children | | | | ≤2 children | 279 | (65.8) | | ≥3 children | 145 | (34.2) | | Birth interval from last child | | | | ≤2 years | 350 | (82.6) | | >2 years | 74 | (17.4) | | Family planning | | | | Yes | 122 | (28.8) | | No | 301 | (71.2) | | Pregnancy type | | | | Wanted & planned | 402 | (94.9) | | Unwanted & unplanned | 22 | (5.1) | | ANC status | | | | Unbooked | 60 | (14.2) | | <4 visits | 289 | (44.6) | | ≥4 visits | 175 | (41.2) | | Iron/folic acid intake | | | | Yes | 384 | (90.6) | | No | 40 | (9.4) | | Tetanus toxoid immunization | | | | Yes | 397 | (93.6) | | No | 27 | (6.4) | | HIV status | | | | Nonreactive (−ve) | 385 | (90.8) | | Reactive (+ve) | 25 | (5.9) | | Unknown | 14 | (3.3) | | VDRL | | | | Nonreactive | 372 | (87.7) | | Reactive | 23 | (5.5) | | Unknown | 29 | (6.8) | | Bad obstetric History | | | | Yes | 144 | (34.0) | | No | 280 | (66.1) | | Medical illness | | | | Yes | 52 | (12.6) | | No | 352 | (87.4) | | Hemoglobin status | | | | Normal | 218 | (51.4) | | Abnormal | 206 | (48.6) | | Degree of severity of anemia | | | | No anemia | 218 | (51.4) | | Mild | 119 | (28.1) | | Moderate | 75 | (17.7) | | Severe | 12 | (2.8) |
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