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Table 3 Sociodemographic of the low-birth weight (LBW) infants

From: Health-system drivers influencing the continuum of care linkages for low-birth-weight infants at the different care levels in Ghana

Low birth weight infants n = 7

Variable

Groups

Number (%)

Sex

Male

0(0.0)

Female

7(100.0)

Age of child at interview (days)

26—30

2(28.6)

31—35

0(0.0)

36—40

2(28.6)

41—45

1(14.3)

46—50

1(14.3)

51—60

1(14.3)

Birth order

1st child

2(28.6)

2nd child

1(14.3)

3rd child

4(57.1)

Gestational age at birth (weeks)

32—33

2(28.6)

34—35

2(28.6)

36—38

3(42.9)

Birth weight (kg)

1.0—1.4

2(28.6)

1.5—2.0

4(57.1)

2.1—2.5

1(14.3)

Time spent at NICU (days)

0—7

3(42.9)

16—20

3(42.9)

21—30

1(14.2)

Time spent at home after discharge (days)

11—20

2(28.5)

21—30

1(14.3)

31—40

3(42.9)

41—50

1(14.3)

  1. Abbreviation: NICU Neonatal Intensive Care Unit