From: Malaria in pregnant women in an area with sustained high coverage of insecticide-treated bed nets
Variable | At risk of LBW (n) | Univariate analysis odds ratio (95% (CI) | LR (p-value) | Multivariate analysis odds ratio (95% (CI) | LRT |
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Age | 404 | 0.89 (0.81 – 0.97) | < 0.01 | 0.92 (0.83 – 1.02) | |
Patient's home: | 0.66 | ||||
Ifakara & vicinity | 299 | 1 | |||
Beyond Ifakara | 105 | 1.15 (0.62 – 2.12) | |||
Parity: | 0.04 | ||||
Secundigravid | 156 | 1 | |||
Primigravid | 248 | 1.89 (1.02 – 3.48) | 1.40 (0.69 – 2.82) | ||
Age*Parity (interaction) | 404 | 0.82 (0.67 – 1.01) | 0.07 | ||
Use of bednet: | 0.05 | ||||
Never used | 37 | 1 | |||
Untreated | 273 | 0.36 (0.17 – 0.77) | 0.34 (0.16 – 0.74) | ||
Treated bednet | 94 | 0.19 (0.07 – 0.53) | 0.22 (0.08 – 0.59) | ||
Report of self-medication: | 0.65 | ||||
Never used | 228 | 1 | |||
Antimalarial | 103 | 0.98 (0.52 – 1.86) | |||
Other forms | 73 | 0.66 (0.29 – 1.48) | |||
Reported fever episode: | 0.78 | ||||
Never reported | 229 | 1 | |||
Reported | 175 | 1.08 (0.62 – 1.88) | |||
Placenta parasitaemia: | 0.31 | ||||
Absent | 371 | 1 | |||
Present | 33 | 1.62 (0.67 – 3.91) | |||
Neonates sex | 0.24 | ||||
Male | 213 | 1 | |||
Female | 203 | 1.15 (0.66 – 1.98) |