Poor birth weight recovery among low birth weight/preterm infants following hospital discharge in Kampala, Uganda

Table 1 Characteristics of study participants at 21 days

Variable	All infants N = 235	%	Regained BW N = 122	%	Did not regain BW N = 113	%
Sex
Male	121	51.5	68	55.7	53	46.9
Female	114	48.5	54	44.3	60	53.1
Gestation age(weeks)
≤ 32	88	37.4	39	32.0	49	43.4
> 32	147	62.6	83	68.0	64	56.6
Birth type
Single	171	72.8	93	76.2	78	69.0
Multiple	64	27.2	29	23.8	35	31.0
Weight at birth
≤ 1500 g	88	37.4	39	32.0	49	43.4
> 1500g	147	62.6	83	68.0	64	56.6
Initiation of first feed
> 48 hours	90	38.3	34	27.9	56	49.6
≤ 48 hours	145	61.7	88	72.1	57	50.4
Mode of feeding
Exclusive breastfeeding
Yes	219	93.2	116	95.1	103	91.2
No	16	6.8	6	4.9	10	8.8
Complementary feeding
Yes	20	8.5	9	7.4	11	9.7
No	215	91.5	113	92.6	102	90.3
Gavage feeding
Yes	153	65.1	71	41.8	82	27.4
No	82	34.9	51	58.2	31	72.6
Duration of hospital stay
≤ 7 days	150	63.8	98	80.3	52	46.0
> 7 days	85	36.2	24	19.7	61	54.0

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