Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants
From: Mortality among very low birth weight infants after hospital discharge in a low resource setting
Characteristics | Completed follow up N = 164(%) | Loss to follow up N = 26(%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
Male | 71 (43.3) | 12 (46.1) | |
Female | 93 (56.7) | 14 (53.9) | |
Mode of delivery | |||
SVD | 129 (78.7) | 19 (73.1) | 0.52 |
Caesarian section | 35 (21.3) | 7 (26.9) | |
Birth Weight | |||
< 1000 g | 12 (7.3) | 1 (3.8) | 0.52 |
1000 -1200 g | 74 (45.1) | 10 (38.5) | 0.52 |
> 1200 g | 78 (47.6) | 15 (57.7) | |
HIV exposure | |||
Yes | 30 (18.3) | 4 (15.4) | 0.72 |
No | 134 (81.7) | 22 (84.6) | |
Small for Gestational Age (SGA) | |||
Yes | 98 (59.8) | 7 (27.0) | |
No | 66 (40.2) | 19 (73.0) | |
Discharge Weight | |||
< 1000 g | 39 (23.8) | 6 (23.0) | 0.94 |
1000 -1200 g | 77 (47.0) | 11 (42.3) | |
> 1200 g | 48 (29.2) | 9 (34.7) | |
Duration in continuous kangaroo | |||
< 1 week | 129 (78.7) | 24 (92.3) | 0.12 |
1-2 weeks | 30 (18.3) | 2 (7.7) | |
> 2 weeks | 5 (3.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Maternal age | |||
< 20 years | 23 (14.0) | 11 (42.3) | 0.001 |
≥ 20 years | 141 (86.0) | 15 (57.7) | |
Maternal Parity | |||
Primiparous | 52 (31.7) | 9 (34.6) | 0.76 |
2–4 | 89 (54.3) | 16 (61.5) | |
> 4 | 23 (14.0) | 1 (3.9) | |
Maternal education | |||
None | 7 (4.3) | 1 (3.8) | 0.92 |
Primary | 49 (29.9) | 13 (50.0) | 0.046 |
Secondary | 81 (49.4) | 9 (34.6) | 0.16 |
Tertiary | 27 (16.5) | 3 (11.5) | 0.52 |
Maternal monthly income | |||
Unemployed/Nil | 77 (47.0) | 16 (61.5) | |
< 100,000 (Uganda shillings) | 84 (51.2) | 4 (15.4) | |
≥ 100,000 (Uganda shillings) | 3 (1.8) | 6 (23.1) | 0.0002 |
Parents living together | |||
Yes | 138 (84.1) | 18 (69.2) | |
No | 26 (15.9) | 8 (30.7) | 0.07 |
KMC Supported | |||
yes | 34 (79.3) | 4 (15.4) | |
No | 130 (20.7) | 10 (38.5) | 0.49 |
Unknown | 0 (0.0) | 12 (46.1) | |
Postmenstrual age at discharge | |||
CGA < 35 weeks | 95 (57.9) | 19 (73.0) | 0.14 |
CGA ≥35 weeks | 69 (42.1) | 7 (27.0) | |