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Table 4 Associations between alcohol consumption during pregnancy, and some maternal characteristics and adverse fetal outcomes at public health facilities in Gondar town, Northwest, Ethiopia, 2020

From: The effects of maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy on adverse fetal outcomes among pregnant women attending antenatal care at public health facilities in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study

Variables

Low birth weight

RR (95% CI)

ARR (95% CI)

Preterm

RR (95% CI)

ARR (95% CI)

Yes

No

Yes

No

Age of the mother

 15–24

91(16.58)

458(83.42)

1

1

44(8.01)

505(91.99)

1

1

 25–34

108(10.61)

910(89.39)

0.64(0.49, 0.83)

0.80(0.59,1.08)

48(4.72)

970(95.28)

0.59(0.40, 0.87)

0.68(0.43,1.07)

  ≥ 35

14(11.76)

105(89.24)

0.71(0.42, 1.20)

0.89(0.47,1.67)

10(8.40)

109(91.60)

1.05(0.54, 2.02)

0.98(0.40,2.20)

Education level

 No formal education

40(10.93)

326(89.07)

0.94(0.64, 1.57)

1.50(1.01,2.23)

35(9.56)

331(90.44)

2.32(1.38,3.92)

1.45(0.78,2.68)

 Primary education

40(16.19)

207(83.81)

1.40(0.97, 2.03)

1.34(0.92,1.94)

18(7.29)

229(92.71)

1.77(0.96, 3.26)

0.98(0.49,1.99)

 Secondary education

74(13.14)

489(86.86)

1.14(0.82, 1.57)

1.44(0.92,2.25)

28(4.97)

535(95.03)

1.21(0.69, 2.10)

0.80(0.43,1.48)

 Tertiary education

59(11.57)

451(88.43)

1

1

21(4.12)

489(95.88)

1

1

Occupation

 Merchant

19(13.97)

117(86.03)

1

1

10(2.62)

372(97.38)

1

1

 Housewife

56(20.97)

211(79.03)

1.44(1.02,2.02)

1.83(0.83,1.68)

69(8.78)

709(91.13)

3.39(1.77,6.50)

2.87(1.47,5.62)

 Employed in any organization

20(13.07)

133(86.93)

1.05(0.70,1.60)

0.92(0.59,1.43)

14(3.67)

367(96.33)

1.40(0.63,3.12)

1.40(0.61,3.24)

 Others

5(17.86)

23(82.14)

1.28(0.77,2.15)

1.09(0.64,1.84)

9(6.21)

136(93.79)

2.37(0.98,5.72)

1.98(0.97,2.34)

Household wealth status

 Poorest

39(11.17)

310(88.83)

1

1

–

–

–

–

 Poor

54(15.74)

289(84.26)

1.4(0.96, 2.07)

1.26(0.86,1.85)

–

–

–

–

 Middle

20(6.35)

295(93.65)

0.57(0.34, 0.95)

0.57(0.34,0.96)

–

–

–

–

 Rich

49(14.37)

292(85.63)

1.29(0.87, 1.91)

1.23(0.84,1.83)

–

–

–

–

 Richest

51(15.09)

287(84.91)

1.35(0.91, 1.99)

1.05(0.69,1.59)

–

–

–

–

Family size

 1–2

97(15.09)

546(84.91)

1

1

50(7.78)

593(92.22)

1

1

 3–4

94(10.99)

761(88.01)

0.73(0.56, 0.95)

1.86(1.24,2.80)

38(4.58)

817(95.56)

0.57(0.38, 0.86)

0.73(0.34,1.57)

 5 and above

22(11.70)

166(88.30)

0.76(0.50, 1.19)

2.21(1.21,4.00)

14(7.45)

174(92.55)

0.96(0.54, 1.69)

1.00(0.33,3.01)

Parity

 Nulliparous

113(16.97)

553(83.03)

1.73(1.35,2.22)

2.53(1.68,3.82)

–

–

–

–

 Multiparous

100(9.8)

920(90.20)

1

1

–

–

–

–

Number of children

 No child yet

–

–

–

–

51(7.50)

629(92.50)

1

1

 1–2

–

–

–

–

38(4.58)

792(95.42)

0.61(0.41, 0.92)

0.96(0.43,2.12)

  ≥ 3

–

–

–

–

13(7.39)

163(92.61)

0.98(0.55, 1.76)

1.06(0.33,3.41)

Status of pregnancy

 Planned

176(12.07)

1282(87.93)

1

1

–

–

–

–

 Un planned

37(16.23)

191(83.77)

1.34(0.97,1.86)

1.23(0.89,1.71)

–

–

–

–

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

 Yes

–

–

–

–

14(8.59)

149(91.41)

1.50(0.87, 2.55)

1.97(1.14,3.39)

 No

–

–

–

–

88(5.78)

1435(94.22)

1

1

Alcohol consumption

 Hazardous

30(25.86)

86(74.14)

2.52(1.77, 3.59)

2.34(1.66, 3.30)

15(12.93)

101(87.07)

2.34(1.38, 3.98)

2.06(1.21,3.52)

 Non- hazardous

68(15.18)

380(84.82)

1.48(1.12, 1.96)

1.50(1.31,1.98)

25(5.58)

423(94.42)

1.01(0.64, 1.59)

1.03(0.66,1.62)

 Non-drinker

115(10.25)

1007(89.75)

1

1

62(5.53)

1060(94.47)

1

1

Sex of newborn

 Male

–

–

–

–

62(7.64)

750(92.36)

1

1

 Female

–

–

–

–

40(4.58)

834(95.42)

1.67(1.13,2.45)

1.55(1.05,2.27)

Anemia

 Yes

48(19.35)

200(80.65)

1.69(1.26, 2.26)

1.65(1.24,2.21)

–

–

–

–

 No

163(11.47)

1258(88.53)

1

1

–

–

–

–

Advise the risks of alcohol use during ANC visit

 Yes

37(9.05)

372(90.95)

1

1

–

–

–

–

 No

176(13.78)

1101(86.22)

1.52(1.09, 2.13)

1.32(0.94,1.84)

–

–

–

–

MUAC

  < 22 cm

48(18.75)

208(81.25)

1.63(1.21, 2.18)

1.47(1.09,1.97)

24(8.98)

232(90.63)

1.72(1.11, 2.66)

1.51(0.97,2.34)

  ≥ 22 cm

165(11.54)

1265(88.46)

1

1

78(5.45)

1352(94.55)

1

1