Table 1 Baseline characteristics of pregnant women attending antenatal clinics and delivery units
| Â | ANC | DU | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Rajnandgaon n = 1498 | Bastar n = 1198 | Rajnandgaon n = 547 | Bastar n = 481 |
n†(%) | n†(%) | n†(%) or mean (± SD) | n†(%) or mean (± SD) | |
Age (years) | ||||
 < 20 | 131 (8.7) | 111 (9.3) | 36 (6.6) | 32 (6.7) |
 20-34 | 1325 (88.5) | 1065 (88.9) | 497 (90.9) | 438 (91.5) |
 ≥ 35 | 42 (2.8) | 22 (1.8) | 14 (2.6) | 9 (1.9) |
Prior pregnancies1 | ||||
 Primigravid | 600 (40.1) | 631 (52.7) | 236 (43.1) | 270 (56.1) |
 Secundigravid | 498 (33.2) | 327 (27.3) | 193 (35.3) | 108 (22.5) |
 Multigravid* | 400 (26.7) | 240 (20.0) | 118 (21.6) | 103 (21.4) |
Estimated gestational age at enrollment (weeks)**,1 |  |  | 37.8 (± 1.2) | 35.8 (± 1.7) |
< 20 weeks | 587 (39.2) | 455 (38.0) |  |  |
20-36 weeks | 858 (57.3) | 733 (61.2) |  |  |
≥ 37 weeks | 53 (3.5) | 10 (0.8) |  |  |
Caste1 | ||||
 Scheduled caste | 333 (22.3) | 354 (29.6) | 112 (20.6) | 145 (30.2) |
 General caste | 229 (15.3) | 182 (15.2) | 99 (18.2) | 37 (7.7) |
 Other backward caste | 767 (51.3) | 226 (18.9) | 270 (49.5) | 73 (15.2) |
 Scheduled tribe | 166 (11.1) | 436 (36.4) | 64 (11.7) | 226 (47.0) |
Education1 | ||||
 No formal schooling | 228 (15.2) | 343 (28.6) | 81 (14.8) | 191 (39.7) |
 Primary (1-5 years) | 287 (19.2) | 330 (27.6) | 115 (21.0) | 157 (32.6) |
 Secondary (6-10 years) | 760 (50.7) | 380 (31.7) | 258 (47.2) | 107 (22.2) |
 Higher (> 10 years) | 223 (14.9) | 145 (12.1) | 93 (17.0) | 26 (5.4) |
Socioeconomic characteristics | ||||
 Owns TV1 | 960 (64.1) | 453 (37.8) | 324(59.2) | 135(28.1) |
 Owns bicycle | 1113 (74.3) | 893 (74.5) | 436 (79.7) | 358 (74.4) |
 Owns house1 | 1219 (81.4) | 1129 (94.2) | 446 (81.5) | 475 (98.8) |
 Owns refrigerator | 145 (9.7) | 126 (10.5) | 53 (9.7) | 19 (4.0) |
Roof material1 | ||||
 Mud tiles | 1059 (70.7) | 1041 (86.9) | 384 (70.2) | 441 (91.7) |
 Corrugated iron/asbestos sheet | 42 (2.8) | 4 (0.3) | 8 (1.5) | 3 (0.6) |
 Cement/concrete | 369 (24.6) | 146 (12.2) | 128 (23.4) | 23 (4.8) |
 Other (non-permanent materials) | 28 (1.9) | 7 (0.58) | 27 (4.9) | 14 (2.9) |
Wall material1 | ||||
 Mud/sand/dung | 719 (48.0) | 473 (39.5) | 271 (49.5) | 207 (43.0) |
 Mud bricks | 274 (18.3) | 476 (39.7) | 101 (18.5) | 207 (43.0) |
 Cement bricks | 494 (33.0) | 232 (19.4) | 164 (30.0) | 58 (12.1) |
 Other (e.g., wood planks, grass & bamboo) | 11 (0.7) | 17 (1.4) | 11 (2.0) | 9 (1.9) |
Primary cooking fuel1 | ||||
 Wood | 1030 (68.8) | 1004 (83.8) | 369 (67.5) | 437 (90.9) |
 Charcoal | 78 (5.2) | 5 (0.4) | 21 (3.8) | 1 (0.2) |
 Gas | 347 (23.2) | 172 (14.4) | 134 (24.5) | 36 (7.5) |
 Other (kerosene & electric heater) | 43 (2.9) | 17 (1.4) | 23 (4.2) | 7 (1.5) |