Table 1 Demographic profile of study population
Variables | Type of death | Total (N = 145 for fetus/neonates), (N = 144 for mothers) n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fetal (n = 81) n (%) | Early neonatal (n = 64 for neonates, n = 63 for mothers) n (%) | |||
Maternal age (years) |  < 20 | 22 (27.2) | 8 (12.7) | 30 (20.8) |
20–34 | 55 (67.9) | 52 (82.5) | 107 (74.3) | |
 > 34 | 4 (4.9) | 3 (4.8) | 7 (4.9) | |
Place of residence | Rural | 39 (48.1) | 30 (47.6) | 69 (47.9) |
Urban | 42 (51.9) | 33 (52.4) | 75 (52.1) | |
Ethnicity | Brahmin | 21 (25.9) | 16 (25.4) | 37 (25.7) |
Chhetri | 16 (19.7) | 11 (17.5) | 27 (18.7) | |
Dalit | 19 (23.5) | 15 (23.8) | 34 (23.6) | |
Janajati | 22 (27.2) | 21 (33.3) | 43 (29.9) | |
Muslim | 3 (3.7) | 0 (0) | 3 (2.1) | |
Antenatal care (Number of times) | 0 | 5 (6.2) | 5 (7.9) | 10 (6.9) |
1–3 | 16 (19.7) | 17 (27.0) | 33 (22.9) | |
 > 3 | 60 (74.1) | 41 (65.1) | 101 (70.1) | |
Type of pregnancy | Single | 79 (97.5) | 56 (88.9) | 135 (93.7) |
Twin | 2 (2.5) | 7 (11.1) | 9 (6.3) | |
Gravida | 1 | 36 (44.4) | 28 (44.4) | 64 (44.4) |
2 | 22 (27.2) | 24 (38.1) | 46 (31.9) | |
 > 3 | 23 (28.4) | 11 (17.5) | 34 (23.6) | |
Gestational weeks |  < 34 | 39 (48.1) | 32 (50.0) | 71 (49.3) |
34–37 | 14 (17.3) | 9 (14.3) | 23 (15.6) | |
 > 37 | 28 (34.6) | 22 (34.9) | 50 (34.7) | |
Sex of the foetus/neonate | Male | 49 (60.5) | 43 (67.2) | 92 (63.5) |
Female | 32 (39.5) | 21 (32.8) | 53 (36.5) | |