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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of Low Birth Weight Infants (NĀ =ā€‰7)

From: Facilitating factors and barriers to accessibility and utilization of kangaroo mother care service among parents of low birth weight infants in Mangochi District, Malawi: a qualitative study

Demographics

n (%)

Gestational age (weeks)

Mean gestational ageā€‰Ā±ā€‰SD (range)

34.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.5

ā€ƒā€ƒ30ā€“32

1 (14.3)

ā€ƒā€ƒ33ā€“35

5 (41.7)

ā€ƒā€ƒ36

1 (14.3)

Birth weight (g)

Mean birth weightā€‰Ā±ā€‰SD (range)

1958.3ā€‰Ā±ā€‰441.3

ā€ƒā€ƒ1000ā€“1449

1 (14.3)

ā€ƒā€ƒ1500ā€“1999

5 (71.4)

ā€ƒā€ƒ2000ā€“2499

1 (14.3)

Sex

ā€ƒFemale

4 (57.1)

ā€ƒMale

3 (42.9)

Attributing factors to LBWI delivery

ā€ƒPrimigravida

4 (42.9)

ā€ƒTwin gestation

2 (28.5)

ā€ƒHIV

1 (14.3)