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Table 6 Binary logistic regression: factors associated with low birth weight in pregnant women

From: Intermittent preventive treatment and malaria amongst pregnant women who give birth at the Centre Hospitalier Régional Paul Moukambi de Koula-Moutou in southeastern Gabon

 

n

LBW*. n (%)

OR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

p-value

IPTp-SP

 Complete

1,091

118 (10.82)

1

1

Ref.

 Incomplete

814

136 (16.71)

1.65 (1.26–2.18)

1.67 (1.25–2.24)

 < 0.001

Parity

 Multipara

1,388

135 (9.73)

1

1

 

 Primipara

463

89 (19.22)

2.21 (1.63–2.99)

1.79 (1.23–2.59)

 < 0.001

Age group

 ≥ 28

727

67 (9.22)

1

1

Ref.

 [18–22]

585

92 (15.73)

1.84 (1.30–2.61)

1.36 (0.92 -2.01)

0.12

 [23–27]

409

37 (9.05)

0.98 (0.63–1.52)

0.88 (0.57–1.34)

0.54

 [13–17]

130

28 (21.54)

2.27 (1.61–4.52)

1.49 (0.81–2.67)

0.19

Apgar score

 Excellent

1,648

197 (11.95)

1

1

Ref.

 Good

161

30 (18.63)

1.69 (1.08–2.62)

1.55 (0.95–2.43)

0.069

 Low

64

18 (28.13)

2.88 (1.57–5.23)

2.59 (1.33–4.78)

 < 0.01

 Very low

32

9 (28.13)

2.88 (1.22–6.65)

3.90 (1.65–8.52)

 < 0.001

  1. LBW* (low birth weight)