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Table 1 Patient characteristics (n, %) N = 120

From: Intraventricular haemorrhage in a Ugandan cohort of low birth weight neonates: the IVHU study

Sex

 Male

60 (50)

 Female

60 (50)

Admission weight (grams)

  < 1000

9 (7.5)

 1000–1499

53 (44.2)

 1500–2000

58 (48.3)

 Mean (± SD)

1463 ± 310

Gestation (weeks) (New Ballard assessment)

  < 28

3 (2.5)

 28–31

38 (31.6)

 32–36

70 (58.3)

 37–42

6 (5)

 Unknown

3 (2.5)

Age at admission (days)

mean ± SD

1.15 ± 0.36

SGA

 Yes

51 (42.5)

 No

66 (55)

 Unknown

3 (2.5)

Multiple pregnancy

 Singleton

73 (60.8)

 Twin

44 (36.7)

 Triplet

3 (2.5)

Delivery Type

 Vaginal Cephalic

93 (77.5)

 Vaginal Breech

5 (4.2)

 Emergency Caesarean

22 (18.3)

 Elective Caesarean

0 (0)

 Instrumental

0 (0)

Place of delivery

 MRRH

64 (53.3)

 District Hospital

10 (8.3)

 Health Centre

27 (22.5)

 Private Clinic

7 (5.8)

 Home

9 (7.5)

 On the way to hospital

3 (2.5)

Antenatal steroids

 None

61 (50.8)

 1 dose

48 (40.0)

 2 doses

6 (5)

 Unknown

5 (4.2)

Age at scan

n, (Median, range)

 Day 1

88 (2, 1–3)

 Day 3

106 (3, 2–5)

 Day 7

97 (7, 6–10)

 Day 28

71 (33, 24–87)