Parameters

S.E.

Wald

df

Sig.

Exp(B)

Mother’s Education

3.669

4

0.453

Not schooled

1.350

0.097

1

0.756

1.522

Grade 1 - 6

1.233

0.086

1

0.769

0.696

Grade 7―GCE O/L

1.218

0.122

1

0.727

0.654

GCE Advance level

1.217

0.007

1

0.935

0.906

Higher education

Referral group

Mother’s Occupation

2.247

2

0.325

Housewife

1.096

0.190

1

0.663

0.620

Government servant

1.610

1.861

1

0.173

0.111

Private employee

Referral group

Ethnicity

Tamil

0.168

4.772

1

0.029

1.443

Muslim

Referral group

Husband’s Job

0.245

2

0.885

Government Servant

0.532

0.149

1

0.699

0.814

Private Sector

0.199

0.147

1

0.701

0.926

Day to day worker

Referral group

BMI of Mother (<12 wk)

Low BMI

0.144

11.456

1

0.001

1.628

Normal or High BMI

Referral group

Haemoglobin

Low Hb%

0.169

1.213

1

0.271

0.830

Normal Hb%

Referral group

Parity

Primiparous

0.178

4.289

1

0.038

1.447

Multiparous

Referral group

Age of Mother

Teenage

0.164

2.905

1

0.088

1.323

Adult

Referral group

Monthly Income

0.725

2

0.696

Up to SLR.15,000.00

0.408

0.017

1

0.897

1.054

More than 1SLR. 5000.00 up to SLR.30,000.00

0.391

0.060

1

0.806

0.908

More than SLR. 30,000.00

Referral group