Table 1 Maternal characteristics and neonatal size
Post-harvest | Pre-harvest | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 136) | (n = 54) | (n = 190) | P-value | |
Age of participant | 0.66 | |||
Mean (SD) years | 24.9 (6.5) | 25.3 (6.9) | 25.0 (6.6) | |
Household assets | 0.78 | |||
Median (quartiles 1, 3) | 4.1 (2.1, 7.0) | 3.5 (1.5, 5.3) | 3.9 (1.8, 6.8) | |
Number of previous births | 0.88 | |||
0 | 34 (25.0%) | 15 (27.8%) | 83 (25.2%) | |
1–2 | 50 (36.8%) | 18 (33.3%) | 115 (35.0%) | |
> =3 | 52 (38.2%) | 21 (38.9%) | 131 (39.8%) | |
Education | 0.23 | |||
No | 42 (30.9%) | 12 (22.2%) | 93 (28.3%) | |
Yes | 94 (69.1%) | 42 (77.8%) | 236 (71.7%) | |
Neonatal anthropometry | ||||
Birth weight | 0.25 | |||
Mean (SD) grams | 3111.4 (380.0) | 3181.7 (381.6) | 3131.5 (380.8) | |
Birth length | 0.31 | |||
Mean (SD) cm | 48.2 (2.8) | 48.6 (1.9) | 48.3 (2.6) | |
Head circumference | 0.40 | |||
Mean (SD) cm | 34.7 (1.7) | 34.9 (1.3) | 34.8 (1.6) | |
Abdominal circumference | 0.51 | |||
Mean (SD) cm | 30.6 (2.7) | 30.9 (1.5) | 30.7 (2.4) |