From: Bubble CPAP to support preterm infants in rural Rwanda: a retrospective cohort study
Population characteristics | Preterm or very low birth weight infants | Term and near term infants who are not very low birth weight | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
N = 136 | N = 726 | |||
n | % | n | % | |
Place of birth | ||||
Hospital | 66 | 48.5 | 419 | 57.7 |
Health center | 51 | 37.5 | 255 | 35.1 |
Home | 14 | 10.3 | 32 | 4.4 |
Unknown | 5 | 3.7 | 20 | 2.8 |
Birth weight | ||||
Very low birth weight (<1500 g) | 103 | 75.7 | ||
Low birth weight (1500–2499 g) | 31 | 22.8 | 224 | 30.9 |
Normal birth weight (>=2500 g) | 2 | 1.5 | 437 | 60.1 |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | 65 | 9.0 |
Gestation age at birth | ||||
<33 weeks | 78 | 57.4 | ||
33–36 weeks | 19 | 14.0 | 71 | 9.8 |
=37 weeks | 9 | 6.6 | 548 | 75.5 |
Unknown | 30 | 22.1 | 107 | 14.7 |
Duration of stay in the hospital | N = 128 | N = 705 | ||
Median (IQR) | 19 (6–32) | 7 (3–10) | ||
0–7 days | 34 | 25.0 | 413 | 56.9 |
8–14 days | 18 | 13.2 | 140 | 19.3 |
15–30 days | 34 | 25.0 | 52 | 7.2 |
>30 days | 29 | 21.3 | 33 | 4.5 |
Unknown | 21 | 15.4 | 88 | 12.1 |