|
Characteristics
|
Low birth weight
|
Total, n (%)
|
X2
|
P-value
|
|---|
|
Yes, n (%)
|
No, n (%)
|
|---|
|
Age group
| | | |
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
| | | |
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
| | | |
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
| | | |
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
| | | |
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
| | | |
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
| | | |
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
| | | |
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
| | | |
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)
| | |
