Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants in total population and stratified by site
From: Risk factors for small-for-gestational-age and preterm births among 19,269 Tanzanian newborns
Total Population (n = 19,269) | |
|---|---|
Mean (SD) or n (%) | |
Residency | |
Dar es Salaam region | 7,667 (39.8) |
Morogoro region | 11,602 (60.2) |
Maternal age (years) | 25.8 ± 5.9 |
Maternal education | |
No formal schooling | 1,445 (7.5) |
Some primary | 1,311 (6.8) |
Completed primary | 13,294 (69.0) |
Secondary and advanced | 2,019 (10.5) |
Paternal education | |
No formal schooling | 801 (4.2) |
Some primary | 926 (4.8) |
Completed primary | 13,148 (68.2) |
Secondary and Advanced | 3,209 (16.7) |
Trimester of first ANC visit | |
1st Trimester | 1,858 (9.6) |
2nd Trimester | 11,339 (58.9) |
3rd Trimester | 1,630 (23.1) |
Maternal height (cm) | 155.3 ± 5.2 |
Infant Sex | |
Male | 9,963 (51.7) |
Female | 9,306 (48.3) |
Parity | |
First born | 4,621 (24.0) |
2nd-4th birth | 8,918 (46.3) |
5th or greater birth | 1,996 (10.4) |
Homebirths | 1,707 (8.9) |
Birth Outcome | |
Term-AGA | 13,166 (68.3) |
Term-SGA | 3,051 (15.8) |
Preterm-AGA | 2,989 (15.5) |
Preterm-SGA | 63 (0.3) |