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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics for study sample, overall and by birthweight status (low birthweight/normal birthweight)

From: Antenatal care attendance and risk of low birthweight in Burkina Faso: a cross-sectional study

 

Overall

Low birthweight (< 2500 g)

Normal birthweight (≥2500 g)

Mean Birthweight, g (SD)

N

21,223

1715 (8.1%)

19,508 (91.9%)

2998 (423)

Child’s sex

 Male

10,685 (50.3%)

701 (40.9%)

9984 (51.2%)

3053 (432)

 Female

10,538 (49.7%)

1014 (59.1%)

9524 (48.8%)

2942 (407)

Antenatal care visits, median (IQR)

4 (3 to 5)

4 (3 to 4)

4 (3 to 5)

N/A

≥ 4 antenatal care visits

14,601 (68.8%)

1056 (61.6%)

13,545 (69.4%)

3018 (424)

Type of pregnancy

 Singleton

20,863 (98.3%)

1574 (91.8%)

19,289 (98.9%)

3006 (421)

 Multiple

360 (1.7%)

141 (8.2%)

219 (1.1%)

2554 (335)

Region

 Centre

1803 (8.5%)

191 (11.1%)

1612 (8.3%)

2937 (409)

 Boucle du Mouhoun

2536 (12.0%)

242 (14.1%)

2294 (11.8%)

2973 (426)

 Cascade

3936 (18.5%)

261 (15.2%)

3675 (18.8%)

3030 (432)

 Centre Ouest

2425 (11.4%)

195 (11.4%)

2230 (11.4%)

2975 (419)

 Hauts-Bassins

10,523 (49.6%)

826 (48.2%)

9697 (49.7%)

3008 (422)

Setting

 Urban

17,736 (83.6%)

1401 (81.7%)

16,335 (83.7%)

2986 (420)

 Rural

3487 (16.4%)

314 (18.3%)

3173 (16.3%)

3001 (424)

 Physician onsite at birth facility

2657 (12.5%)

206 (12.1%)

2451 (12.6%)

3009 (428)

 Maternal age, years, mean (SD)

26.1 (6.2)

24.7 (6.2)

26.2 (6.2)

N/A

Maternal education

 None

11,542 (54.4%)

956 (55.7%)

10,586 (54.3%)

2999 (422)

 Primary

3867 (18.2%)

286 (16.7%)

3581 (18.3%)

3000 (420)

 Secondary

5208 (24.5%)

430 (25.0%)

4779 (24.5%)

2991 (426)

 Higher than secondary

606 (2.9%)

44 (2.6%)

562 (2.9%)

3027 (442)

Previous gravidity, median (IQR)

2 (0 to 3)

1 (0 to 2)

2 (0 to 3)

N/A