Table 3 KMC babies admitted and discharge characteristics, 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 |
Age of baby at admission | ||||||
 0–1 days | 8 (29.6) | 11 (8.1) | 130 (64) | 31 (13.8) | 0 (0.0) | 180 (21.4) |
 2–6 days | 13 (48.1) | 71 (52.2) | 46 (22.7) | 153 (68.3) | 41 (16.4) | 324 (38.6) |
 7–28 days | 6 (22.2) | 50 (36.8) | 25 (12.3) | 37 (16.5) | 183 (73.2) | 301 (35.8) |
 29- < 60 days | 0 (0.0) | 4 (2.9) | 2 (1.0) | 2 (0.9) | 25 (10) | 33 (3.9) |
 Missing | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.2) |
 Mean age during admission | 4.6 | 8.1 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 14.8 | 7.8 |
Length of stay (from admission to discharge, days) | ||||||
 0–7 days | 15 (55.6) | 133 (90.8) | 184 (90.6) | 163 (72.8) | 64 (25.6) | 559 (66.6) |
 8–14 days | 8(29.6) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (2.0) | 34 (15.2) | 57 (22.8) | 103 (12.3) |
 15–21 days | 4 (14.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (5.4) | 47 (18.8) | 63 (7.5) |
 22–28 days | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.9) | 38 (15.2) | 40 (4.8) |
 29–55 days | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.5) | 35 (14.0) | 36 (4.3) |
 Missing | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.2) | 15 (7.4) | 12 (5.4) | 9 (3.6) | 39 (4.6) |
 Mean Length of stay | 7.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 5.2 | 16.1 | 7.1 |
Discharge weight (g) | ||||||
 500–999 g | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | 5 (0.6) |
 1000–1999 g | 18 (72.0) | 89 (66.9) | 69 (36.5) | 197 (89.6) | 183 (74.4) | 556 (68.4) |
 2000–2499 g | 5 (20.0) | 8 (6.0) | 30 (16.9) | 9 (4.1) | 5 (2.0) | 57 (7.0) |
 2500–2599 g | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.3) |
 Not readable | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.1) |
 Not recorded/missing | 2 (8.0) | 35 (26.3) | 86 (45.5) | 14 (6.4) | 55 (22.4) | 192 (23.6) |
 Mean discharge weight | 1875 | 1589 | 1600 | 1666 | 1596 | 1629 |
Baby’s condition at discharge | ||||||
 Alive | 27 (100) | 133 (97.8) | 192 (94.6) | 213 (95.1) | 241 (96.4) | 806 (96) |
 Neonatal Death | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.5) | 4 (1.8) | 2 (0.8) | 9 (1.1) |
 Missing | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.2) | 8 (3.9) | 7 (3.1) | 7 (2.8) | 25 (3.0) |