Table 2 Obstetrics, medical and nutritional characteristics of study participants in Mettu Karl comprehensive specialized hospital, Southwest Ethiopia.
Variables | Cases | Controls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Percent | number | Percent | |
Gestational age | ||||
< 37 weeks | 36 | 33.02 | 33 | 15.13 |
37–41 weeks | 71 | 65.13 | 175 | 80.27 |
> 41 weeks | 2 | 1.85 | 10 | 4.60 |
ANC visits | ||||
No | 29 | 26.60 | 24 | 11.00 |
Yes | 80 | 73.40 | 194 | 89.00 |
Weighted during pregnancy | ||||
Yes | 47 | 43.12 | 175 | 80.27 |
No | 62 | 56.88 | 43 | 19.73 |
IFA supplemented | ||||
No | 54 | 49.55 | 27 | 12.38 |
Yes | 55 | 50.45 | 191 | 87.62 |
Chat chewing during pregnancy | ||||
Yes | 25 | 22.93 | 10 | 4.58 |
No | 84 | 77.07 | 208 | 95.42 |
MDD-women | ||||
Inadequate | 69 | 63.30 | 45 | 20.64 |
Adequate | 40 | 36.70 | 173 | 79.36 |
Nutritional counseling | ||||
No | 89 | 81.65 | 100 | 45.87 |
Yes | 20 | 18.35 | 118 | 54.13 |
History of hypertension | ||||
Yes | 50 | 45.87 | 38 | 17.44 |
No | 59 | 54.13 | 180 | 82.56 |
MUAC measurement | ||||
< 23 cm | 46 | 42.20 | 41 | 18.80 |
≥ 23 cm | 63 | 57.80 | 177 | 81.20 |
History of anemia | ||||
No | 85 | 77.90 | 196 | 89.90 |
Yes | 24 | 22.10 | 22 | 10.09 |
Micronutrient supplementation | ||||
No | 71 | 65.13 | 120 | 55.04 |
Yes | 38 | 34.87 | 98 | 44.96 |
