Research Article
Predictors of Low Birth Weight at Lumbini Provincial Hospital, Nepal: A Hospital-Based Unmatched Case Control Study
Table 2
Maternal and obstetric characteristics of study participants, Lumbini Provincial Hospital, 2019.
| Variables | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
| Mode of delivery | Cesarean section | 198 | 62.9 | Vaginal | 117 | 37.1 |
| Gestational age | <37 weeks | 48 | 15.2 | ≥37 weeks | 267 | 84.8 |
| Parity | Primiparity | 161 | 51.1 | Multiparity | 154 | 48.9 |
| History of abortion | Yes | 28 | 8.9 | No | 287 | 91.1 |
| History of low birth weight | Yes | 24 | 7.6 | No | 291 | 92.4 |
| Maternal weight | <50 kilograms | 75 | 23.8 | ≥50 kilograms | 240 | 76.2 |
| ANC visit | ≥4 visit | 251 | 79.7 | <4 visit | 64 | 20.3 |
| Hb level | <11 g/dl | 243 | 77.1 | ≥11 g/dl | 72 | 22.9 |
| Rest during day time | ≤2 hours | 276 | 87.6 | >2 hours | 39 | 12.4 |
| Rest during night time | <8 hours | 253 | 80.3 | ≥8 hours | 62 | 19.7 |
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