Table 2 Factors associated with LBW: logistic regression model (N =1 312)

Parity

Primiparous

306

38

12.42

2.12

1.32

4.42

0.0019

2.03

1.25

3.31

0.0042

Secondiparous

414

36

8.70

1.42

0.88

2.30

0.14

1.32

0.85

2.14

0.25

Multiparous

592

37

6.25

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

IPTp-sp

0

436

50

11.46

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

306

19

6.20

0.52

0.30

0.90

0.02

0.54

0.31

0.96

0.03

2

483

39

8.07

0.69

0.44

1.07

0.10

0.70

0.44

1.12

0.14

≥3

87

03

3.44

0.27

0.08

0.91

0.03

0.24

0.07

0.81

0.02

Number of ANC visit

0

16

3

18.75

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

119

10

8.40

0.53

0.13

2.16

0.38

-

-

-

-

2

197

15

7.61

0.46

0.12

1.77

0.26

-

-

-

-

≥3

980

89

9.08

0.52

0.15

1.82

0.31

-

-

-

-

Placental malaria

Positive

117

22

18.80

2.87

1.72

4.79

0.0001

2.29

0.81

6.45

0.11

Negative

1195

89

7.45

-

-

-

-

-

-

Malaria during pregnancy

Positive

154

18

11.68

1.47

0.86

2.52

0.15

1.19

0.68

2.10

0.53

Négative

1158

93

8.03

-

-

-

-

-

Peripheral malaria

Positive

97

18

18.55

3.08

1.76

5.38

0.0001

1.30

0.42

4.06

0.64

Negative

1215

93

7.65

-

-

-

-

-

Anemia at delivery

Severe anemia

203

23

11.33

1.35

0.77

2.37

0.29

-

-

-

-

Moderate anemia

552

47

8.51

0.94

0.59

1.51

0.82

-

-

-

-