Table 1 Frequency distribution of Socio-demographic factors among pregnant women at Debre Tabor and Woreta towns, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020
Characteristics | Low birth weight | Total, n (%) | X2 | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, n (%) | No, n (%) | ||||
Age group | Â | Â | Â | 1.4879 | 0.829 |
  ≤ 19 | 7 (2.70) | 27 (4.00) | 34 (3.64) |  |  |
 20–24 | 69 (26.64) | 167 (24.78) | 236 (25.29) |  |  |
 25–29 | 113 (43.63) | 288 (42.73) | 401 (42.98) |  |  |
 30–34 | 49 (18.92) | 129 (19.14) | 178 (19.08) |  |  |
  > 35 | 21 (8.11) | 63 (9.35) | 84 (9.00) |  |  |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | 2.1354 | 0.344 |
 Orthodox | 245 (94.59) | 619 (91.84) | 864 (92.60) |  |  |
 Muslim | 11 (4.25) | 45 (6.68) | 56 (6.00) |  |  |
 Protestant | 3 (1.16) | 10 (1.48) | 13 (1.39) |  |  |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | 1.1724 | 0.279 |
 Amhara | 254 (98.07) | 667 (98.96) | 921 (98.71) |  |  |
 Tigre | 5 (1.93) | 7 (1.04) | 12 (1.29) |  |  |
Education | Â | Â | Â | 2.5674 | 0.633 |
 Unable to read and write | 32 (12.36) | 85 (12.61) | 117 (12.54) |  |  |
 Able to read and write | 7 (2.70) | 16 (2.37) | 23 (2.47) |  |  |
 Primary | 78 (30.12) | 170 (25.22) | 248 (26.58) |  |  |
 High school | 66 (25.48) | 187 (27.75) | 253 (27.12) |  |  |
 Diploma and above | 76 (29.34) | 216 (32.05) | 292 (31.30) |  |  |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â | 2.9230 | 0.571 |
 Housewife | 133 (51.35) | 347 (51.48) | 480 (51.45) |  |  |
 Employee | 71 (27.41) | 164 (24.33) | 235 (25.19) |  |  |
 Merchant | 35 (13.52) | 112 (16.62) | 147 (15.76) |  |  |
 Student | 8 (3.09) | 14 (2.08) | 22 (2.36) |  |  |
 Daily laborer | 12 (4.63) | 37 (5.49) | 49 (5.25) |  |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | 2.3080 | 0.511 |
 Single | 16 (6.18) | 31 (4.60) | 47 (5.04) |  |  |
 Married | 232 (89.57) | 624 (92.58) | 856 (91.75) |  |  |
 Widowed | 5 (1.93) | 9 (1.34) | 14 (1.50) |  |  |
 Divorced | 6 (2.32) | 10 (1.48) | 16 (1.71) |  |  |
Lack of food or Hunger | Â | Â | Â | 0.0276 | 0.868 |
 Yes | 22 (8.49) | 55 (8.16) | 77 (8.25) |  |  |
 No | 237 (91.51) | 619 (91.84) | 856 (91.75) |  |  |
Debt | Â | Â | Â | 0.4981 | 0.480 |
 Yes | 29 (11.20) | 65 (9.64) | 94 (10.08) |  |  |
 No | 230 (88.80 | 609 (90.36) | 839 (89.92) |  |  |
Wealth Index | Â | Â | Â | 1.1857 | 0.553 |
 Low | 84 (32.43) | 228 (33.83) | 312 (33.44) |  |  |
 Middle | 82 (31.66) | 229 (33.98 | 311 (33.33) |  |  |
 High | 93 (35.91) | 217 (32.19) | 310 (33.23) |  |  |