Table 6 Estimated associations with low birth weight
Variable | Low birth weight (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
MICE | Heckman model | |
IFA: No(+) | ||
Yes | 0.0461 (−0.200; 0.292) | −0.104*** (− 0.169; − 0.039) |
Educational attainment: No schooling(+) | ||
Primary | 0.073 (− 0.148; 0.294) | 0.004 (− 0.027; 0.035) |
Coranic | 0.039 (− 0.366; 0.444) | −0.010 (− 0.069; 0.049) |
Secondary or higher | −0.247 (− 0.585; 0.0910) | −0.053** (− 0.101; − 0.005) |
Maternal age (years): 20–34(+) | ||
15–19 | 0.883*** (0.632; 1.134) | 0.126*** (0.085; 0.167) |
35–49 | 0.541*** (0.207; 0.875) | 0.051** (0.004; 0.099) |
Socioeconomic status: Most poor(+) | ||
Poor | −0.126 (− 0.479; 0.227) | −0.033 (− 0.078; 0.013) |
Middle | −0.201 (− 0.526; 0.125) | −0.076*** (− 0.126; − 0.025) |
Rich | 0.0348 (− 0.294; 0.364) | −0.051* (− 0.102; 0.000) |
Most rich | −0.123 (− 0.463; 0.218) | −0.074** (− 0.133; − 0.016) |
Child sex: Male(+) | ||
Female | 0.316*** (0.144; 0.487) | 0.045*** (0.019; 0.070) |
Previous births: 0 child(+) | ||
1–4 | −0.498** (− 0.885; − 0.112) | −0.065** (− 0.125; − 0.005) |
≥5 | −1.281*** (− 1.758; − 0.805) | − 0.148*** (− 0.223; − 0.072) |
Twin births: No(+) | ||
Yes | 2.463*** (2.174; 2.752) | 0.336*** (0.288; 0.385) |
observations | 7325 | 7325 |