From: Early child stimulation, linear growth and neurodevelopment in low birth weight infants
Variables | Number (%) |
---|---|
Household characteristics | |
 Yearly family income (in USD); Median (IQR) | 1316 (948–2368) |
 Proportion of families below poverty line | 122 (23.7) |
Religion | |
 Hindu | 423 (81.9) |
 Muslim | 89 (17.3) |
 Others a | 4 (0.8) |
Social class b | |
 General | 133 (25.8) |
 Other Backward Class (OBC) | 167 (32.4) |
 Scheduled Caste/Tribe (SC/ST) | 216 (41.8) |
Type of family | |
 Nuclear | 135 (26.2) |
 Joint | 381 (73.8) |
Maternal and paternal characteristics | |
 Mean maternal age (years; SD) | 23.1 (3.8) |
 Median years of education of mother (IQR) | 5 (0–9) |
Mother’s occupation | |
 Home maker | 507 (98.3) |
 Mean father’s age (years; SD) | 26.4 (4.7) |
 Median years of education of father (IQR) | 8 (5–12) |
Birth related characteristics | |
Place of delivery | |
 Home | 148 (28.7) |
 Government facility | 266 (51.5) |
 Private facility | 102 (19.8) |
Type of delivery | |
 Normal vaginal c | 511 (99.0) |
Birth order | |
 1 | 191 (37.0) |
 2–3 | 232 (45.0) |
  ≥ 4 | 93 (18.0) |
Parity | |
 Primiparous | 191 (37.0) |
Infant characteristics | |
Sex of the baby | |
 Male | 208 (40.3) |
Mean birth weight (grams, SD) | 2058.7 (165.3) |
Birth weight (range; in grams) | 1550–2250 |
Mean gestational age (weeks, SD) | 35.7 (1.9) |
Gestational age (range; in weeks) | 24–40 |
Early initiation of breastfeeding (within an hour of birth) present | 323 (62.6) |
Exclusive breastfeeding at 3 months | 250 (48.4) |