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Table 1 Sample summary statistics

From: Effects of low birth weight on time to BCG vaccination in an urban poor settlement in Nairobi, Kenya: an observational cohort study

 

N

%

Median age (IQR) of BCG vaccination

Child’s birth weight (grams)

   

 <2000

38

1.1

34 (18–46)

 2000_2499

191

5.3

6 (1–15)

 > = 2500

3,373

93.6

4 (1–10)

Settlement area

   

 Korogocho

1,881

52.2

5 (1–11)

 Viwandani

1,721

47.8

4 (1–10)

Mothers level of education

   

 Incomplete primary/no education

910

26.4

5 (1–12)

 Completed primary

1,564

45.2

4 (1–10)

 Secondary+

983

28.4

4 (1–10)

Place of delivery

   

 Non health facility

136

3.8

9 (5–16)

 Health facility

3,466

96.2

4 (1–10)

Type of Health Facility

   

 Private

2,318

67.1

6 (2–11)

 Public

1,139

32.9

1 (1–7)

Child’s gender

   

 Male

1,843

51.2

5 (1–11)

 Female

1,759

48.8

4 (1–10)

Pregnancy intention for the current child

   

 Wanted at that time

1,896

54.4

4 (1–10)

 Wanted later

1,220

35

5 (1–11)

 Not at all

368

10.5

5 (1–13)

Ethnic group

   

 Kikuyu

1,094

31.6

3 (1–8)

 Luhya

583

16.8

5 (1–12)

 Luo

563

16.2

6 (1–12)

 Kamba

712

20.6

4 (1–11)

 Other

513

14.8

5 (1–12)