Table 3 Nutritional characteristics of mothers who gave birth at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Hawassa, Ethiopia 2018
Variable | Cases (%) | Controls (%) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dietary counseling for this pregnancy | Yes | 29(26.36%) | 120(54.55%) | < 0.001* |
No | 81(73.64%) | 100(45.45%) | ||
Iron tablets use | Yes | 47(42.73%) | 169(76.82%) | < 0.001* |
No | 63(57.27%) | 51(23.18%) | ||
Mid upper arm circumference | ≤220 | 35(31.82%) | 27(12.27%) | < 0.001* |
> 220 | 75(68.18%) | 193(87.73%) | ||
Household food security | Food secure | 106(96.36%) | 214(97.27%) | 0.65 |
Food insecure | 4(3.64%) | 6(2.73%) | ||