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Table 4 Results of bivariableand multivarible Logistic regression analyses showing determinants of LBW among mothers who delivered at HU-CSH, 2018

From: Association between maternal HIV infection and birthweight in a tertiary hospital in southern Ethiopia: retrospective cohort study

Characteristics

Birth Weight

COR(95%CI)

AOR(95%CI)

LBW

NBW

HIV Status

 Negative

38

239

1

1

 Positive

56

196

1.80(1.14,2.83)

4.03(2.01,8.06)*

Mother’s age at birth

  < 25

23

124

1

1

 25–29

33

174

1.00(0.57,1.83)

1.08(0.49,2.40)

 30–34

29

93

1.68(0.91,3.10)

1.47(0.62,3.51)

 35+

9

44

1.10(0.47,2.56)

1.06(0.35,3.28)

Anemia

 No

64

374

1

1

 Yes

30

61

2.90(1.72,4.80)

3.17(1.71,5.90)*

Residence

 Urban

50

296

1

1

 Rural

44

139

1.87(1.19,2.95)

2.04(1.16,3.60)*

Chronic hypertension

 No

87

424

1

1

 Yes

7

11

3.10(1.17,8.23)

3.68(1.10,12.46)*

Preeclampsia

 No

73

405

1

1

 Yes

21

30

3.88(2.12,7.15)

6.80(3.00,15.38)*

Gravidity

 1

17

114

1

1

 2–3

46

209

1.48(0.81,2.70)

1.28(0.57,2.87)

 4+

31

112

1.86(0.97,3.54)

1.20(0.48,3.04)

Maternal third trimester weight (kg)

  < 50

9

25

1

1

 50+

85

410

0.58(0.26,1.28)

0.58(0.23,1.50)

Placental abruption

 No

87

420

1

1

 Yes

7

15

2.25(0.89,5.69)

1.70(0.45,6.45)

STI during pregnancy

 No

84

414

1

1

 Yes

10

21

2.35(1.07,5.17)

2.51(0.98,6.36)

  1. *p - value < 0.05