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