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Table 1 Babies weighed and late enrollment by distribution time period

From: Community based weighing of newborns and use of mobile phones by village elders in rural settings in Kenya: a decentralised approach to health care provision

 

Jan 09-Jun 09

Jul 09-Oct 09

Nov 09-Apr 10

May 10-Dec 10

Total

Infants delivered, N

3,895

3,087

4,197

5,936

17,115

Birth weight measured, N (%)

3,894

3,087

4,197

5,936

17,114

Yes

1,615 (41.5)

2,609 (84.5)

4,040 (96.3)*

5,844 (98.5)

14,108 (82.4)

No

2,279 (58.5)

478 (15.5)

157 (3.7)

92 (1.5)

3,006 (17.6)

Birth weight measured within 7 days, N (%)

1,615

2,609

4,040

5,844

14,108

Yes

474 (29.3)

1,868 (71.6)

3,579 (88.6)

5,480 (93.8)

11,401 (80.8)

No

1,141 (70.7)

741 (28.4)

461 (11.4)

364 (6.2)

2,707 (19.2)

Enrolled after delivery, N (%)

3,891

3,081

4,194

5,919

17,085

Yes

1,183 (30.4)

893 (29.0)

1,076 (25.7)*

1,104 (18.7)

4,256 (24.9)

No

2,708 (69.6)

2,188 (71.0)

3,118 (74.3)

4,815 (81.3)

12,829 (75.1)

Birth weight > 5500 g for babies measured within 7 days, N (%)

474

1,868

3,579

5,480

11,401

Yes

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.0)

1 (0.0)

No

474 (100.0)

1,868 (100.0)

3,579 (100.0)

5,479 (100.0)

11,400 (100.0)

Birth weight > 5500 g, N (%)

1,615

2,609

4,040

5,844

14,108

Yes

6 (0.4)

22 (0.8)

8 (0.2)

6 (0.1)

42 (0.3)

No

1,609 (99.6)

2,587 (99.2)

4,032 (99.8)

5,838 (99.9)

14,066 (99.7)

Facility Birth weight > 5500 g, N (%)

1,353

976

1,333

2,158

5,820

Yes

1 (0.1)

3 (0.3)

1 (0.1)

1 (0.0)

6 (0.1)

No

1,352 (99.9)

973 (99.7)

1,332 (99.9)

2,157 (100.0)

5,814 (99.9)

Home Birth weight > 5500 g, N (%)

262

1,632

2,707

3,683

8,284

Yes

5 (1.9)

19 (1.2)

7 (0.3)

5 (0.1)

36 (0.4)

No

257 (98.1)

1,613 (98.8)

2,700 (99.7)

3,678 (99.9)

8,248 (99.6)

  1. *- Post-distribution differs from pre-distribution, p < 0.0001