Table 3 Nutritional and household food security profile of the mothers of the cases and controls, North Shewa zone hospitals, Central Ethiopia, 2017
From: Factors associated with low birthweight in North Shewa zone, Central Ethiopia: case-control study
Variables | Cases (n = 94) | Controls (n = 376) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
Restriction of diet due to food taboos | |||||
No | 89 | 94.7 | 368 | 97.9 | 0.091 |
Yes | 5 | 5.3 | 8 | 2.1 | |
Nutrition counseling during pregnancy | |||||
Yes | 39 | 41.5 | 207 | 55.1 | 0.019* |
No | 55 | 58.5 | 169 | 44.9 | |
Use of iron tablets in recent pregnancy | |||||
No | 68 | 72.3 | 217 | 57.7 | 0.009* |
Yes | 26 | 27.7 | 159 | 42.3 | |
MUAC of mother (mm) | |||||
< 210 | 36 | 38.3 | 122 | 38.4 | 0.283 |
≥ 210 | 58 | 61.7 | 254 | 67.6 | |
Household food security status | |||||
Secure | 25 | 26.6 | 196 | 52.1 | <0.001* |
Insecurity | 69 | 73.7 | 180 | 47.9 | |