Table 3 explains the contribution of different factors affecting the outcome of LBW babies. As
expected, mothers below 18 years of age were eight times more prone to deliver LBW babies
(95% CI=2.4–30.7). Mothers engaging in strenuous physical labor were also at high risk of giving
birth to LBW babies at an OR of 5.0 (95% CI=3.1–8.1). Knowledge about the details of a healthy
pregnancy is an important contributor to giving birth to a healthy baby. Our results showed that
a lack of such knowledge played a significant role in delivering LBW babies (OR=10.1 95%
CI=6.7–15.2). Similarly, mothers in poor health were at three times the risk of having LBW
babies (95% CI=2.1–5.4). Family incomes of mothers were one of the most reliable indicators
in our analyses, which was reflected by the fact that low-group mothers were as much as 13.9
times at higher risk of having LBW babies (95% CI=8.8–21.9). Overall, we discovered significant
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