Table 2 Frequency distribution of obstetric and clinical factors among pregnant women at Debre Tabor and Woreta towns, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020
Characteristics | Low birth weight | Â | X2 | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, n (%) | No, n (%) | Total, n (%) | |||
Unplanned pregnancy | Â | Â | Â | 3.2763 | 0.070 |
 Yes | 110 (42.47) | 243 (36.05) | 353 (37.83) |  |  |
 No | 149 (57.53) | 431 (63.95) | 580 (62.17) |  |  |
Pregnancy stage | Â | Â | Â | 0.7960 | 0.372 |
 Second trimester | 154 (59.46) | 379 (56.23) | 533 (57.13) |  |  |
 Third trimester | 105 (40.54) | 295 (43.77) | 400 (42.87) |  |  |
Number of live children(525) | Â | Â | Â | 0.4114 | 0.814 |
 One | 70 (49.65) | 181 (47.14) | 251 (47.81) |  |  |
 Two-four | 68 (48.23) | 192 (50.00) | 260 (49.52) |  |  |
 Five and above | 3 (2.12) | 11 (2.86) | 14 (2.67) |  |  |
History of current pregnancy complication | Â | Â | Â | 11.2571 | 0.001 |
 Yes | 45 (17.37) | 64 (9.50) | 109 (11.68) |  |  |
 No | 214 (82.63) | 610 (90.50) | 824 (88.32) |  |  |
History of abortion(n = 559) |  |  |  | 1.1700 | 0.279 |
 Yes | 29 (19.46) | 64 (15.61) | 93 (16.64) |  |  |
 No | 120 (80.54) | 346 (84.39) | 466 (83.36) |  |  |
Modes of previous abortion (n = 93) |  |  |  | 0.8166 | 0.366 |
 Spontaneous | 25 (86.21) | 59 (92.19) | 84 (90.32) |  |  |
 Assisted | 4 (13.79) | 5 (7.81) | 9 (9.68) |  |  |
Gravidity | Â | Â | Â | 2.0214 | 0.364 |
 One | 110 (42.47) | 264 (39.17) | 374 (40.09) |  |  |
 Two-four | 128 (49.42) | 366 (54.30) | 494 (52.95) |  |  |
 Five and above | 21 (8.11) | 44 (6.53) | 65 (6.97) |  |  |
Antenatal service | Â | Â | Â | 48.9394 | 0.000 |
 Yes | 210 (81.08) | 643 (95.40) | 853 (91.43) |  |  |
 No | 49 (18.92) | 31 (4.60) | 80 (8.57) |  |  |
Parity(544) | Â | Â | Â | 0.9828 | 0.612 |
 One | 69 (47.26) | 184 (46.23) | 253 (46.51) |  |  |
 Two-four | 74 (50.69) | 199 (50.00) | 273 (50.18) |  |  |
 Five and above | 3 (2.05) | 15 (3.77) | 18 (3.31) |  |  |
History of still birth(n = 559) |  |  |  | 0.2995 | 0.584 |
 Yes | 11 (7.38) | 25 (6.10) | 36 (6.44) |  |  |
 No | 138 (92.62) | 385 (93.90) | 523 (93.56) |  |  |
Fear of pregnancy complication | Â | Â | Â | 0.1373 | 0.711 |
 Yes | 138 (53.28) | 350 (51.93) | 488 (52.30) |  |  |
 No | 121 (46.72) | 324 (48.07) | 445 (47.70) |  |  |
Chronic illness | Â | Â | Â | 0.5417 | 0.462 |
 Yes | 16 (6.18) | 51 (7.57) | 67 (7.18) |  |  |
 No | 243 (93.82) | 623 (92.43) | 866 (92.82) |  |  |
Twins | Â | Â | Â | 9.3002 | 0.002 |
 Yes | 5 (1.93) | 1 (0.15) | 6 (0.64) |  |  |
 No | 254 (98.07) | 673 (99.85) | 927 (99.36) |  |  |
Preterm | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 63 (24.32) | 28 (4.15) | 91 (9.75) | 86.4770 | 0.000 |
 No | 196 (75.68) | 646 (95.85) | 842 (90.25) |  |  |
Mid-upper arm circumference | |||||
  < =21 | 70 (27.03) | 78 (11.57) | 148 (15.86) |  |  |
  > 21 | 189 (72.97) | 596 (88.43) | 785 (84.14) |  |  |