Table 1 Mother and infant characteristics, singleton live births, Kindji and Hopital de Zone maternity clinics, 2004–2005
Characteristic | n | % | N |
|---|---|---|---|
General characteristics | |||
Maternity clinic | 1090 | ||
Kindji | 693 | 63.6 | |
Hopital de Zone | 397 | 36.4 | |
Season at delivery | 1090 | ||
Rainy season | 435 | 39.9 | |
Dry season | 655 | 60.1 | |
Mother characteristics | |||
Age (years) (quartiles) | 1072 | ||
≥20 | 255 | 23.8 | |
21–25 | 373 | 34.8 | |
26–30 | 244 | 22.7 | |
> 30 | 200 | 18.7 | |
Place of living | 1090 | ||
urban | 689 | 63.2 | |
rural | 205 | 18.8 | |
unknown (not reported or not localized) | 196 | 18.0 | |
School attendance | 1051 | ||
none | 527 | 50.1 | |
primary | 359 | 34.2 | |
secondary, superior | 165 | 15.7 | |
Gravidity | |||
primigravidae | 267 | 24.5 | 1090 |
multigravidae | 823 | 75.5 | |
Number of ANC visits | |||
0–3 | 400 | 37.2 | 1076 |
> 3 | 676 | 62.8 | |
Reported complications during pregnancy | |||
high blood pressure | 56 | 5.2 | 1069 |
legs oedema | 91 | 8.5 | 1075 |
anaemia | 57 | 5.3 | 1068 |
proteinuria | 91 | 9.2 | 992 |
Reported symptoms of acute malaria | 300 | 28.0 | 1071 |
Placental malaria | 176 | 16.7 | 1052 |
Infant characteristics | |||
LBW (< 2500 g) | 171 | 15.7 | 1087 |
Sex | |||
female | 522 | 47.9 | 1090 |
male | 568 | 52.1 | |
Malformation* | 14 | 1.5 | 909 |