Table 1 Characteristics of sample
From: Reliability of maternal recall of delivery and immediate newborn care indicators in Sarlahi, Nepal
n | Mean / % | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|
Recall period (weeks) | 1502 | 47.0 | (45.3, 48.8) |
Child sex | |||
Male | 834 | 55.5% | (53.0, 58.0) |
Female | 668 | 44.5% | (42.0, 47.0) |
Place of Delivery | |||
Home | 773 | 53.8% | (51.3, 56.3) |
Facility | 728 | 46.2% | (43.7, 48.7) |
Birth complications | |||
None | 1230 | 82.0% | (80.0, 83.9) |
Reported | 270 | 18.0% | (16.1, 20.0) |
Parity | |||
Primiparous | 430 | 28.6% | (26.3, 30.9) |
Second | 382 | 25.4% | (23.3, 27.7) |
Third | 311 | 20.7% | (18.7, 22.8) |
Fourth + | 380 | 25.3% | (23.2, 27.6) |
Maternal Age (yrs) at delivery | |||
< 20 | 348 | 23.2% | (21.2, 25.4) |
20–29 | 976 | 65.0% | (62.6, 67.4) |
30–39 | 162 | 10.8% | (9.3, 12.5) |
40+ | 14 | 0.9% | (0.6, 1.6) |
Maternal education | |||
None | 1025 | 68.3% | (65.9, 70.6) |
Any | 476 | 31.7% | (29.4, 34.1) |
Ethnicity | |||
Madhesi | 1444 | 96.2% | (95.1, 97.1) |
Pahadi | 57 | 3.8% | (2.9, 4.9) |
HH electricity | |||
No electricity | 293 | 19.5% | (17.6, 21.6) |
Had electricity | 1208 | 80.5% | (78.4, 82.4) |
HH latrine status | |||
No latrine | 1069 | 71.2% | (68.8, 73.4) |
Had latrine | 432 | 28.8% | (26.6, 31.2) |
Land ownership | |||
Did not own land | 39 | 2.6% | (1.9, 3.5) |
Owns land | 1462 | 97.4% | (96.5, 98.1) |