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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and obstetric history of mothers delivering in the Buea Regional Hospital, January – March 2013

From: Low birth weight in a sub-urban area of Cameroon: an analysis of the clinical cut-off, incidence, predictors and complications

Socio-demographic factor

Groups

Number

Frequency (%)

Marital status (N = 200)

Married

114

57.0

 

Single

85

42. 5

 

Widow

1

0. 5

Occupation (N = 200)

Unemployed

101

50. 5

 

Employed

38

19.0

 

Self-employed

61

30.5

Level of education (N = 199)

None

2

1.0

 

Primary

38

19.1

 

Secondary first cycle

70

35.2

 

Secondary second cycle

28

14.1

 

Tertiary

61

30.7

Age groups (N = 200)

15-19

30

15.0

 

20-36

159

79.5

 

37-44

11

5.5

Gravidity (N = 200)

<5

171

85.5

 

≥5

29

14.5

Parity (N = 200)

Nulliparous (parity = 0)

90

45.0

 

Multiparous (parity > 1)

110

55.0