Table 1 Maternal, pregnancy and infant characteristics of study participants
Maternal Characteristics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Age in years mean (SD) | 29.0 (6.4) | Educational status | |
Ethnicity | None | 37 (9.8) | |
Others | 101 (26.9) | Primary | 21 (5.6) |
Akan | 275 (73.1) | Secondary | 271 (72.1) |
Marital Status | Tertiary | 47 (12.5) | |
Single | 50 (13.3) | Employment status | |
Married | 326 (86.7) | Unemployed | 65 (17.3) |
Residence | Employed | 311 (82.7) | |
Rural | 5 (1.33) | First Baby | |
Urban | 371 (98.7) | No | 262 (69.7) |
Insurance type | Yes | 114 (30.3) | |
Private | 2 (0.5) | Religion | |
Government | 374 (99.5) | Moslem | 63 (16.8) |
Christian | 313 (83.2) | ||
Pregnancy Characteristics | |||
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Medical conditions | Mode of delivery | ||
No | 332 (88.3) | Vaginal | 245 (65.2) |
Yes | 44 (11.7) | Caesarean Section | 131 (34.8) |
Postpartum complications | Previously breastfed | ||
No | 364 (96.8) | No | 263 (69.9) |
Yes | 12 (3.2) | Yes | 113 (30.1) |
ANC visits mean (SD) | 7.0 (3.1) | Parity median (IQR) | 3.0 (1.0–4.0) |
Newborn Characteristics | |||
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Maturity | Skin to Skin contact done | ||
Preterm | 27 (7.2) | No | 219 (58.2) |
Term | 349 (92.8) | Yes | 157 (41.8) |
Gender | Where baby was kept | ||
Female | 177 (47.1) | Roomed In | 216 (57.5) |
Male | 199 (52.9) | Nursery | 94 (25.0) |
Prelacteals given | MBU | 66 (17.5) | |
No | 266 (70.7) | Birth Weight (kgs) mean (SD) | 3.0 (0.6) |
Yes | 110 (29.3) | ||
First Min. APGAR | Fifth Min. APGAR | ||
0–3 | 16 (4.3) | 0–3 | 4 (1.1) |
4–7 | 246 (65.4) | 4–7 | 41 (10.9) |
8–10 | 114 (30.3) | 8–10 | 331 (88.0) |