Table 1 List and definition of main variables
Variables | Definitions | Categories | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Age | Mother age in years | < 20, 20–34, ≥ 35 |
2 | Educational level | Educational level | none, primary, secondary - plus |
3 | Occupation | Mother’s occupation | unemployed, employed/self employed |
4 | Gravidity | Number of pregnancies | primigravidae (1), paucigravidae(2–4), and multigravidae (≥ 5) |
5 | Miscarriage/stillbirth | Maternal history of stillbirth or abortion | yes / no |
6 | Body weight | The mother body weight | in kilograms |
7 | Height | Mother height | in meters |
8 | BMI (in kg/m2) | Maternal body mass index (BMI): ratio of maternal weight (in kilograms) over the square of maternal height (in meters) (in kg/m2) | low (< 18.5), normal or high (≥ 18.5) |
9 | Blood pressure | Maternal blood pressure | in mmHg |
10 | HBP | High blood pressure: systolic ≥140 and/or diastolic ≥90 | yes / no |
11 | ITN use | Use of ITN the night before admission | yes / no |
12 | IPTp-SP | Number of IPTp - SP doses received | non-optimal (< 3), optimal (≥ 3) |
13 | Fever | Fever in the last 24 h or temperature > =37.5 | yes / no |
14 | Malaria infection | Positive blood smear or positive rapid test | no / yes |
15 | Sex of newborn | Sex of the neonate | male, female |
16 | Birth weight | Neonate birth weight | in grams |