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Table 2 Comparison of delivery characteristics between infants in study and those who were withdrawn

From: Association between infant feeding patterns and diarrhoeal and respiratory illness: A cohort study in Chittagong, Bangladesh

 

Completed study

Withdrawn

 

N

Mean (SD) or n (%)

N

Mean (SD) or n (%)

Gestational age (weeks)

Mean (SD)

272

39.1 (2.8)

70

39.5 (3.4)

Weight on day 4 (kg)

Mean (SD)

246

2.7 (0.4)

51

2.5 (0.5)

Length on day 4 (cm)

Mean (SD)

244

47.5 (1.9)

51

46.6 (2.9)

Place of delivery

272

 

70

 

home

 

240 (88.2%)

 

63 (90%)

hospital/clinic

 

32 (11.8%)

 

7 (10%)

Type of delivery

272

 

70

 

normal vaginal

 

268 (98.5%)

 

67 (95.7%)

vaginal assisted

 

-

 

1 (1.4%)

caesarean section

 

4 (1.5%)

 

2 (2.9%)

Baby delivered by

272

 

70

 

trained birth attendant

 

26 (9.6%)

 

4 (5.7%)

untrained attendant

 

155 (57.0%)

 

36 (51.4%)

experienced relative

 

43 (15.8%)

 

15 (21.4%)

nurse or doctor

 

12 (4.4%)

 

10 (14.3%)

family welfare visitor

 

29 (10.7%)

 

5 (7.1)

other

 

7 (2.6%)

 

-

Baby's gender

272

 

70

 

male

 

127 (46.7%)

 

37 (52.9%)

female

 

145 (53.3%)

 

33 (47.1%)

  1. Values are mean (SD), number (%)