Table 2 Characteristics of babies admitted to KMC ward/corners, EN-BIRTH study (n = 840)
From: Kangaroo mother care: EN-BIRTH multi-country validation study
Characteristics | Bangladesh | Nepal | Tanzania | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Azimpur Tertiary | Kushtia District | Pokhara Regional | Temeke Regional | Muhimbili National | ||
n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | |
Total | 27 | 136 | 203 | 224 | 250 | 840 |
Sex of the baby | ||||||
 Male | 8 (29.3) | 67 (49.3) | 95 (46.8) | 108 (48.2) | 101 (40.4) | 379 (45.1) |
 Female | 19 (70.4) | 69 (50.7) | 108 (53.2) | 114 (50.9) | 148 (59.2) | 458 (54.5) |
 Ambiguous | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) |
 Missing | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.2) |
Place of delivery | ||||||
 Inborn | 24 (88.9) | 104 (76.5) | 172 (84.7) | 205 (91.5) | 244 (97.6) | 749 (89.2) |
 Outborn | 3 (11.1) | 32 (23.5) | 31 (15.3) | 19 (8.5) | 6 (2.4) | 91 (10.8) |
Gestational age (completed weeks) | ||||||
  < 28 (extreme preterm) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) | 2 (0.9) | 5 (2.3) | 13 (5.2) | 21 (2.5) |
 28–31 (very preterm) | 2 (7.4) | 24 (17.7) | 12 (5.9) | 42 (18.8) | 125 (50.0) | 205 (24.4) |
 32–36 (moderate/late preterm) | 11 (40.0) | 84 (61.8) | 61 (30.1) | 79 (35.3) | 92 (36.8) | 327 (38.9) |
  > 37–40 | 13 (48.2) | 26 (19.1) | 81 (39.9) | 26 (11.6) | 8 (3.2) | 154 (18.3) |
  > 40 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (3.9) | 4 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (1.4) |
 Don’t know | 1 (3.7) | 1 (0.7) | 39 (19.2) | 68 (30.4) | 12 (4.8) | 121 (14.4) |
Admission weight (g) | ||||||
 500–999 g | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) | 3 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 37 (14.8) | 41 (4.9) |
 1000-1499 g | 3 (11.1) | 30 (22.1) | 27 (13.3) | 68 (30.4) | 166 (66.4) | 294 (35.0) |
 1500–1999 g | 19 (70.4) | 89 (65.4) | 96 (47.3) | 147 (65.6) | 43 (17.2) | 394 (46.9) |
 2000–2499 g | 1 (3.7) | 14 (10.3) | 74 (36.5) | 5 (2.2) | 0 (0.0) | 94 (11.2) |
 2500–4999 g | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) |
 Not recorded/missing | 4 (16.0) | 1 (0.7) | 3 (1.6) | 4 (1.8) | 4 (1.6) | 16 (1.9) |
Weight KMC indicated (WHO) | ||||||
  ≤ 2000 g | 23 (85.2) | 129 (94.9) | 198 (97.5) | 219 (97.8) | 246 (98.4) | 815 (97.0) |
Mean admission weight (g) | 1726 | 1642 | 1742 | 1570 | 1238 | 1529 |