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Relationship of sociodemographic factors and low birth weight in toddlers

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16 dic 2024

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Results of logistic regression analysis of the relationship between the sociodemographic factors and the LBW babies (n = 172)_

Variables P-value LBW
OR Lower bound (95% CI) Upper bound (95% CI)
Father’s age (years old)
  <20*
  20–35 <0.001 0.027 0.010 0.072
  >35 <0.001 0.017 0.002 0.138
Mother’s age (years old)
  <20*
  20–35 <0.001 0.031 0.012 0.082
  >35 <0.001 0.019 0.002 0.152
Family income (IDR)
  >3,000,000*
  1,000,000–3,000,000 0.001 3.742 1.745 8.028
  <1,000,000 0.001 5.981 2.122 16.861
Father’s occupation
  Self-employed*
  Farmer 0.619 1.267 0.499 3.218
  Farm workers <0.001 8.233 3.233 19.866
  Fisherman <0.001 7.125 2.479 20.480
Gender toddler
  Man 0.010 2.222 1.207 4.093
  Woman*
Father’s education
  Primary Education 0.012 2.520 1.227 5.177
  Junior High School 0.013 2.763 1.242 6.147
  Senior High School*

Respondent variable descriptive statistics (n = 172)_

Variable LBW P-value
No (n = 91) Yes (n = 81) Total
Father’s age (years old) <0.001
  <20 19 (20.9%) 74 (91.4%) 93 (54.1%)
  20–35 57 (62.6%) 6 (7.4%) 63 (36.6%)
  >35 15 (16.5%) 1 (1.2%) 16 (9.3%)
Mother’s age (years old) <0.001
  <20 20 (22.0%) 74 (91.4%) 94 (54.7%)
  20–35 56 (61.5%) 6 (7.4%) 62 (36.0%)
  >35 15 (16.5%) 1 (1.2%) 16 (9.3%)
Father’s education 0.013
  Primary Education 30 (33.0%) 36 (44.4%) 66 (38.4%)
  Junior High School 19 (20.9%) 25 (30.9%) 44 (25.6%)
  Senior High School 42 (46.2%) 20 (24.7%) 62 (36.0%)
Mother’s education 0.549
  Primary Education 33 (36.3%) 36 (44.4%) 69 (40.1%)
  Junior High School 39 (42.9%) 30 (37.0%) 69 (40.1%)
  Senior High School 19 (20.9%) 15 (18.5%) 34 (19.8%)
Family income (IDR) <0.001
  >3,000,000 38 (41.8%) 12 (14.8%) 50 (29.1%)
  1,000,000–3,000,000 44 (48.4%) 52 (64.2%) 96 (55.8%)
  <1,000,000 9 (9.9%) 17 (21.0%) 26 (15.1%)
Father’s occupation <0.001
  Self-employed 38 (41.8%) 12 (14.8%) 50 (29.1%)
  Farmer 30 (33.0%) 12 (14.8%) 42 (24.4%)
  Farm workers 15 (16.5%) 39 (48.1%) 54 (31.4%)
  Fisherman 8 (8.8%) 18 (22.2%) 26 (15.1%)
Mother’s job 0.417
  Housewife 60 (65.9%) 59 (72.8%) 119 (69.2%)
  Self-employed 28 (30.8%) 18 (22.2%) 46 (26.7%)
  Civil servant 3 (3.3%) 4 (4.9%) 7 (4.1%)
Gender toddler 0.010
  Male 36 (39.6%) 48 (59.3%) 84 (48.8%)
  Female 55 (60.4%) 33 (40.7%) 88 (51.2%)
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Medicina, Profesiones auxiliares, enfermería