Table 3: Multilevel multivariate logistic regression analysis of the size at birth showing the adjusted odds (with 95% confidence interval) of small size at birth as perceived by mothers across demographic and socio-economic factors, BDHS 2011.
Factors | Estimate | Stand. Error | OR | 95% CI of OR | P-value |
lower | upper |
Region |
Barisal | .041 | .150 | 1.041 | 0.776 | 1.398 | .786 |
Chittagong | .452 | .130 | 1.572 | 1.218 | 2.029 | .000 |
Dhaka | .115 | .136 | 1.122 | 0.860 | 1.464 | .395 |
Khulna | .059 | .148 | 1.061 | 0.794 | 1.418 | .689 |
Rajshahi | .091 | .144 | 1.095 | 0.826 | 1.453 | .528 |
Rangpur | | | 1.000 | Reference | | |
Sylhet | .529 | .136 | 1.700 | 1.299 | 2.217 | .000 |
Mothers education |
No education | .539 | .165 | 1.587 | 1.176 | 2.143 | .001 |
Primary | .461 | .153 | 1.434 | 1.079 | 1.097 | .002 |
Secondary | .360 | .145 | 1.715 | 1.241 | 2.372 | .013 |
Higher | | | 1.000 | Reference | | |
Number of ANC visit |
0 | .375 | .096 | 1.455 | 1.205 | 1.759 | .000 |
1-3 | .246 | .089 | 1.279 | 1.074 | 1.522 | .005 |
4+ | | | 1.000 | Reference | | |
Pregnancy was wanted |
Then | | | 1.000 | Reference | | |
Later | .187 | .088 | 1.205 | 1.014 | 1.434 | .034 |
No more | .210 | .104 | 1.235 | 1.007 | 1.514 | .042 |
Birth order |
1 | .278 | .111 | 1.321 | 1.062 | 1.643 | .012 |
2-3 | .005 | .099 | 1.005 | .776 | 1.398 | .957 |
4+ | | | 1.000 | Reference | | |
Children gender |
Male | | | 1.000 | Reference | | |
Female | .270 | .064 | 1.310 | 1.156 | 1.486 | .000 |