| Mothers ’prenatal care variables |
Neonatal birth weight |
Statistics |
p |
| |
LBW (<2500g) |
NBW (2500-4000g) |
HBW (>4000g) |
|
|
Prenatal care visits
Inadequate (<6)
Adequate (>6)
Total |
4 (1.7%)
5 (2.1%)
9 (3.8%) |
101 (38.4%)
135 (51.2%)
236 (89.6%) |
6 (2.5%)
11 (4.1%)
17 (6.6%) |
t= 0.123 |
NS (0.720) |
Women's weight gain
<6 kg
6-12 kg
>12 kg
Total |
3 (1.3%)
6 (2.5%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (3.8%) |
60 (22.8%)
137 (52.1%)
40 (15.3%)
237 (90.3%) |
1 (0.5%)
12 (4.5%)
2 (1.0%)
15 (6.0%) |
F=0.35 |
NS (0.700) |
Starting prenatal care
First trimester
Second trimester
Third trimester
Total |
1 (0.5%)
8 (3.1%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (3.8%) |
75 (28.4%)
157 (59.5%)
8 (2.7%)
240 (90.9%) |
2 (1.0%)
12 (4.5%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (5.6%) |
F=0.38 |
NS (0.680) |
