Table 1 Characteristics of mothers & infants
Participant characteristics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Maternal | |||
Age (mean, SD, range) | 28.7 | 5.7 | 16–46 |
Age at marriage (mean, SD, range) | 20.8 | 4.5 | 11–38 |
Parity (mean, SD, range) | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1–9 |
Primiparous (n, %) | 29 | 23 | |
Education level (n, %) | |||
None | 6 | 5 | |
Primary | 28 | 22 | |
Secondary | 62 | 50 | |
Diploma/degree | 29 | 23 | |
Working before birth (n, %) | 36 | 29 | |
Consanguineous marriage (n, %) | 60 | 48 | |
Polygamous marriage (n, %) | 7 | 6 | |
Infant | |||
Sex (n, %) | |||
Male | 62 | 49.6 | |
Female | 63 | 50.4 | |
Gestation (mean, SD, range) weeks | 39.1 | 2.4 | 25–44 |
Birthweight (mean, SD, range) kg | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.7–4.4 |
Length (mean, SD, range) cm | 51.5 | 3.1 | 41–60 |
Head circumference (mean, SD, range) cm | 34.6 | 1.7 | 24–40 |