Table 1 Associations of demographic and clinical variables with maternal anaemia and low-birthweight delivery among 517 delivery-ward patients in eastern Afghanistan
Associations with anaemia | Anaemic, n (%) | Non-anaemic, n (%) | OR (95 % CI) | AOR (95 % CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 179) | (N = 338) | |||
Age group | ||||
15–20 | 66 (36.9) | 143 (42.3) | Ref. | Ref. |
21–30 | 84 (46.9) | 154 (45.6) | 1.18 (0.80–1.75) | 1.00 (0.63–1.60) |
31–49 | 29 (16.2) | 41 (12.1) | 1.53 (0.88–2.68) | 1.20 (0.59–2.44) |
Gravidity | ||||
Primigravidous | 54 (30.2) | 129 (38.2) | Ref. | Ref. |
Multigravidous (2–4) | 58 (32.4) | 104 (30.8) | 1.33 (0.85–2.09) | 1.32 (0.81–2.17) |
Grand-multigravidous (5+) | 67 (37.4) | 105 (31.1) | 1.52 (0.98–2.37) | 1.42 (0.80–2.53) |
Intestinal parasites | ||||
No | 167 (93.3) | 312 (92.3) | Ref. | Ref. |
Yes | 12 (6.7) | 26 (7.7) | 0.86 (0.42–1.75) | 0.82 (0.40–1.67) |
LBW | ||||
No | 159 (88.8) | 229 (88.5) | Ref. | Ref. |
Yes | 20 (11.2) | 39 (11.5) | 0.96 (0.54–1.71) | 1.09 (0.60–1.97) |
Associations with LBW | LBW, n (%) | Non-LBW, n (%) | OR (95 % CI) | AOR (95 % CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 59) | (N = 458) | |||
Age | ||||
15–20 | 33 (55.9) | 176 (38.4) | Ref. | Ref. |
21–30 | 21 (35.6) | 217 (47.4) | 0.52 (0.29–0.92)* | 1.13 (0.57–2.22) |
31–49 | 5 (8.5) | 65 (14.2) | 0.41 (0.15–1.10) | 2.17 (0.55–8.49) |
Gravidity | ||||
Primigravidous | 38 (64.4) | 145 (31.7) | Ref. | Ref. |
Multigravidous (2–4) | 13 (22.0) | 149 (32.5) | 0.33 (0.17–0.64)** | 0.31 (0.15–0.64)** |
Grand-multigravidous (5+) | 8 (13.6) | 164 (35.8) | 0.19 (0.08–0.41)** | 0.13 (0.04–0.39)** |
Intestinal parasites | ||||
No | 55 (93.2) | 424 (92.6) | Ref. | Ref. |
Yes | 4 (6.8) | 34 (7.4) | 0.90 (0.31–2.65) | 1.04 (0.34–3.14) |
Anaemia | ||||
No | 39 (66.1) | 299 (65.3) | Ref. | Ref. |
Yes | 20 (33.9) | 159 (34.7) | 0.96 (0.54–1.70) | 1.09 (0.60–1.96) |