Table 3 Association between socio-demographic characteristics of women delivering at Sunyani Municipal hospital between January 1 and December 31, 2017 and LBW (N = 931)
Characteristics | Unadjusted model | Adjusted modela | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value | |
Age of mother (years) | ||||
 < 20 | 1.39 (0.68, 2.85) | 0.364 |  |  |
 20–30 | Ref |  |  |  |
 > 30 | 0.88 (0.51, 1.49) | 0.641 |  |  |
Education | ||||
 No formal education | Ref |  | Ref |  |
 Basic education | 0.70 (0.38, 1.30) | 0.267 | 0.73 (0.39, 1.34) | 0.315 |
 Secondary and higher education | 0.37 (0.19, 0.73) | 0.005 | 0.39 (0.20, 0.78) | 0.008 |
Occupation | ||||
 Employed (Government and private) | Ref |  |  |  |
 Self-employed | 1.10 (0.58, 2.10) | 0.754 |  |  |
 Unemployed | 1.39 (0.64, 2.99) | 0.401 |  |  |
 Student | 1.85 (0.81, 4.18) | 0.139 |  |  |
Residence | ||||
 Rural | Ref |  | Ref |  |
 Urban | 1.85 (1.19, 2.87) | 0.006 | 1.77 (1.14, 2.76) | 0.011 |