Table 4 Structural equation modelling predicted the direct, indirect, and total effects of nutrition education during pregnancy on a newborn’s birth weight (BW) via mediators, 2021 (N = 447)
Birth weight (BW) | Direct effect (unstandardized factor loading) | Indirect effect (unstandardized factor loading) | Total effect (unstandardized factor loading) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | β (SE) | 95% CI | β (SE) | 95% CI | β (SE) | 95% CI |
Intervention → BW | 0.144 (0.054) | 0.034, 0.252* | −0.008 (0.008) | −0.024, 0.008 | 0.137 (0.054) | 0.029, 0.243* |
DDS EL | −0.001 (0.011) | −0.023, 0.019 | 0 (no path) | - | −0.001 (0.011) | −0.023, 0.010 |
FS | −0.020(0.015) | −0.049, 0.010 | −0.001(0.001) | −0.001, 0.001 | −0.020 (0.015) | −0.049, 0.010 |
Hgb EL | 0.004 (0.019) | −0.034, 0.043 | 0 (no path) |  | 0.004 (0.019) | −0.034, 0.043 |
MUAC EL | −0.029 (0.020) | −0.069, 0.001 | 0 (no path) |  | −0.029(0.020) | −0.069, 0.011 |
GWG | 0.011 (0.011) | −0.010, 0.031 | 0 (no path) |  | 0.011 (0.011) | −0.010, 0.031 |
Gestational age | 0.063 (0.046) | −0.028, 0.154 | 0 (no path) |  | 0.063 (0.046) | −0.028, 0.154 |
Knowledge EL | −0.003 (0.014) | −0.031, 0.024 | 0 0.002(0.001) | −0.001, 0.004 | 0.001 (0.014) | −0.029, 0.026 |
Intervention → DDS | 0.580 (0.233) | 0.024, 1.038* | 0.035 (0.029) | −0.023, 0.092 | 0.615 (0.233) | 0.158, 1.073* |
FS → DDS | 0.106 (0.064) | −0.019, 0.232 | 0 (no path) |  | 0.106 (0.064) | −0.019, 0.232 |
Knowledge EL | 0.028(0.070) | −0.109, 0.165 | −0.011(0.007) | −0.024, 0.002 | 0.016 (0.070) | −0.121, 0.153 |
Intervention → knowledge EL | −0.018 (0.160) | −0.333, 0.295 | 0 (no path) |  | −0.018 (0.160) | −0.333, 0.295 |
Intervention → FS | 0.327 (0.167) | −0.001, 0.655 | 0.001 (0.016) | −0.030, 0.034 | 0.329 (0.169) | −0.001, 0.660 |
Knowledge EL | −0.102 (0.063) | −0.228, 0.022 | 0 (no path) |  | −0.102 (0.063) | −0.228, 0.022 |