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Table 4 Socio-demographic factors associated with low birthweight among deliveries in North Shewa zone hospitals, Central Ethiopia, 2017

From: Factors associated with low birthweight in North Shewa zone, Central Ethiopia: case-control study

Variables

Cases

Controls

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

(n = 94)

(n = 376)

Age in years

 15–24

39

104

1.59 (0.83,3.02)

0.54 (0.27–1.06)

 25–34

38

200

0.81 (0.43,1.51)

1.21 (0.60–2.46)

 35–49

17

72

1r

1r

Residence

 Rural

59

230

1r

1r

 Urban

35

146

0.94 (0.59,1.49)

0.66 (0.16–2.70)

Educational status

 No formal education

50

163

0.88 (0.52,1.49)

2.20 (1.11–4.38)*

 Primary school or above

29

83

1r

1r

Occupation

 Employed /merchant

27

126

1r

 Housewife

66

244

1.26 (0.77,2.07)

Wealth index

 Poorest or poorer

38

150

1.07 (0.64,1.78)

 Middle

20

74

1.14 (0.62,2.11)

 Richer or richest

36

152

1r

Marital status

 Married

73

346

1r

1r

 Others

21

30

3.32 (1.80,6.12)*

3.54 (1.83–6.83)*

Religion

 Orthodox Christian

62

306

1r

1r

 Muslim

10

33

1.50 (0.70–3.19)

1.23 (0.54–2.81)

 Protestant

22

33

3.29 (1.80–6.02)*

3.43 (1.73–6.80)*

Ethnicity

 Oromo

79

346

0.52 (0.24–1.15)

0.53 (0.24,1.15)

 Others

5

7

1.64 (0.42–6.44)

1.64 (0.42,6.45)

 Amhara

10

23

1r

1r

  1. 1r Reference group; * Significant association at p-value of 0.05; -The variable was not included in the multivariable model