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Table 4 Factors associated with low birth weight: logistic regression model (N = 1 945)

From: Coverage of intermittent prevention treatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine among pregnant women and congenital malaria in Côte d'Ivoire

 

Low birth weight (grams)

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis (N = 1938)

Multivariate analysis (N = 1938)

 

< 2500 (n = 207)

OR

95% CI

P value

AOR

95% CI

P value

AOR

95% CI

P value

Age (years)

          

   < 20 (n = 407)

76 (18.7)

1

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

   20-24 (n = 575)

49 (8.5)

0.40

[0.28-0.60]

< 0.001

0.55

[0.36-0.85]

0.006

0.58

[0.38-0.89]

0.012

   25-29 (n = 469)

44 (9.4)

0.45

[0.30-0.67]

< 0.001

0.79

[0.47-1.34]

0.392

0.83

[0.49-1.40]

0.486

   > = 30 (n = 494)

38 (7.7)

0.36

[0.24-0.55]

< 0.001

0.67

[0.37-1.22]

0.192

0.71

[0.39-1.29]

0.265

Gravidity

          

   1 (n = 509)

89 (17.5)

2.55

[1.83-3.55]

< 0.001

2.09

[1.27-3.43]

0.004

2.30

[1.40-3.79]

0.001

   2 (n = 471)

44 (9.3)

1.24

[0.84-1.83]

0.279

1.21

[0.77-1.92]

0.407

1.25

[0.79-1.98]

0.332

   > = 3 (n = 965)

74 (7.7)

1

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

Location

          

   Koumassi (n = 268)

21 (7.8)

1

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

   Yopougon (n = 388)

50 (12.9)

1.74

[1.02-2.97]

0.043

1.80

[1.03-3.06]

0.037

1.81

[1.05-3.14]

0.033

   Grand Lahou (n = 394)

38 (9.6)

1.25

[0.72-2.19]

0.423

1.14

[0.64-2.02]

0.649

1.32

[0.73-2.39]

0.348

   Sassandra (n = 187)

23 (12.3)

1.65

[0.88-3.08]

0.116

1.46

[0.77-2.77]

0.244

1.79

[0.94-3.41]

0.077

   San Pedro (n = 347)

42 (12.1)

1.62

[0.93-2.81]

0.086

1.58

[0.90-2.77]

0.109

1.79

[1.00-3.22]

0.049

   Bouaké (n = 361)

33 (9.1)

1.18

[0.67-2.10]

0.564

1.10

[0.61-1.97]

0.754

1.21

[0.66-2.19]

0.534

Mothers' HIV status

          

   HIV positive (n = 103)

11 (10.7)

0.66

[0.13-3.36]

0.615

0.95

[0.18-5.06]

0.949

0.86

[0.16-4.64]

0.858

   HIV negative (n = 1829)

194 (10.6)

0.65

[0.14-2.10]

0.581

0.80

[0.17-3.81]

0.781

0.74

[0.15-3.57]

0.709

   Not collected (n = 13)

2 (15.4)

1

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

Malaria status

          

   Positive (n = 90)

20 (22.2)

2.55

[1.52-4.28]

< 0.001

2.28

[1.32-3.93]

0.003

-

-

-

   Negative (n = 1855)

187 (10.1)

1

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

Sexe

          

   Male (n = 986)

102 (10.3)

1

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

   Female (n = 952)

103 (10.8)

1.05

[0.79-1.40]

0.734

1.02

[0.76-1.38]

0.872

1.0

[0.75-1.35]

0.985

   Not mentionned (n = 7)

2 (28.6)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Use of IPT-SP

          

   No (n = 310)

35 (11.3)

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

   1 dose (n = 652)

79 (12.1)

1.08

[0.71-1.65]

0.711

-

-

-

0.98

[0.63-1.53]

0.935

   > = 2 doses (n = 983)

93 (9.5)

0.82

[0.54-1.24]

0.348

-

-

-

0.71

[0.46-1.12]

0.146

  1. AOR: Adjusted odds ratio; OR: Odds ratio, 95% CI: 95% Confidence interval
  2. IPT-SP: Intermittent Preventive Treatment with Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine
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