Table 1 Characteristics of study sample (n = 396)
Variables (n = 396) | Rural n (%) | Urban n (%) | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maternity ward | 211 (53.3) | 185 (46.7) | 396 (100) | |||
Mother’s age [median (range)] | 25 (17 – 46) | 28 (17 – 43) | 27 (17 – 46) | |||
< 18 | 7 (3.3) | 5 (2.7) | 12 (3.0) | |||
18 – 35 | 178 (84.4) | 154 (83.2) | 332 (83.8) | |||
≥ 35 | 26 (12.3) | 26 (14.1) | 52 (13.2) | |||
Inter pregnancy interval | 26 (12 – 97) | 27 (11 – 108) | 26 (11 – 108) | |||
< 24 months | 50 (29.9) | 50 (36.2) | 100 (32.8) | |||
≥ 24 months | 117 (70.1) | 88 (63.8) | 205 (67.2) | |||
Marital status | ||||||
Married | 160 (75.8) | 103 (55.7) | 263 (66.4) | |||
Unmarried | 51 (24.2) | 82 (44.3) | 133 (33.6) | |||
Mother’s schooling status | ||||||
Unschooled | 99 (46.9) | 12 (6.5) | 111 (28.0) | |||
Primary school | 69 (32.8) | 32 (17.3) | 101 (25.5) | |||
Secondary school | 37 (17.5) | 90 (48.6) | 127 (32.0) | |||
University studies | 2 (0.9) | 46 (24.9) | 48 (12.1) | |||
Technical school | 4 (1.9) | 5 (2.7) | 9 (2.4) | |||
Socioeconomic status | ||||||
Low | 204 (96.7) | 51 (27.6) | 255 (64.4) | |||
Medium | 4 (1.9) | 71 (38.4) | 75 (18.9) | |||
Good | 3 (1.4) | 63 (34.1) | 66 (16.7) | |||
Parity (Mean ± SD) | 4 ± 3 | 3 ± 2 | 4 ± 2 | |||
Primipara | 40 (19.0) | 49 (26.5) | 89 (22.5) | |||
Multipara | 171 (81.0) | 136 (73.5) | 307 (77.5) | |||
Number of PCV (Mean ± SD) | 3 ± 1 | 3 ± 1 | 3 ± 1 | |||
< 3 | 78 (37.0) | 48 (25.9) | 126 (31.8) | |||
≥ 3 | 133 (63.0) | 137 (74.1) | 270 (68.2) | |||
HIV Serology | ||||||
Positive | 9 (4.3) | 2 (1.0) | 11 (2.8) | |||
Negative | 168 (79.6) | 183 (99.0) | 351 (88.6) | |||
Unknown | 34 (16.1) | 0 | 34 (9.2) | |||
Mode of delivery | ||||||
Vaginal delivery | 146 (69.2) | 157 (84.9) | 303 (76.5) | |||
Cesarean delivery | 65 (30.8) | 28 (15.1) | 93 (23.5) | |||
Birth weight [median (range)] (kg) | 3.1 (1.8 – 4.8) | 3.2 (1.9 – 5.2) | 3.2 (1.2 – 5.2) | |||
< 2.5 | 20 (9.5) | 15 (8.1) | 35 (8.8) | |||
2.5 – 4.0 | 183 (16.7) | 160 (86.5) | 343 (86.6) | |||
≥ 4.0 | 8 (3.8) | 10 (5.4) | 18 (4.6) | |||
Gestational age | ||||||
At term | 199 (94.8) | 171 (92.4) | 370 (93.4) | |||
Preterm | 11 (5.2) | 15 (7.6) | 26 (6.6) | |||
Gender | ||||||
Male | 97 (46.0) | 95 (51.4) | 192 (48.5) | |||
Female | 114 (54.0) | 90 (48.6) | 204 (51.5) | |||