|
Sex
|
| Male (%) |
484 (51) |
| Female (%) |
471 (49) |
|
Birth weight (kg)
|
| Mean (SD) |
2.92 (0.47) |
| <2.50 kg (%) |
139 (14.7) |
|
Gestation (weeks)
|
| Mean (SD) |
39 (2) |
| Premature (<37 completed weeks) (%) |
79 (8.3) |
|
Delivery
|
| Home (%) |
180 (18.9) |
| Duration of pre-partum rupture of membranes (hours), median (range) |
1 (0–240) |
| Prolonged rupture of membranes (> 18hours) (%) |
30 (4.3%) |
|
Season of birth
|
| Wet (%) |
391 (40.9) |
| Hot (%) |
205 (21.5) |
| Cool (%) |
359 (37.6) |
|
Ethnic group
|
| Sgaw Karen (%) |
653 (69.2) |
| Paw Karen (%) |
125 (13.2) |
| Muslim (%) |
121 (12.8) |
| Other (%) |
45 (4.8) |
|
Mothers age
|
| Age in years, mean (SD) |
26 (6.7) |
| <20 years (%) |
162 (17.1) |
| <18 years (%) |
63 (6.7) |
|
Gravidity and parity
|
| Median gravida (range) |
3 (1–17) |
| Median parity (range) |
2 (1–11) |
|
Household
|
| Number of people living in house (including study infant), median (range) |
5 (2–15) |
| <5 years (not including study infant) (range) |
1 (0–4) |
| 5–15 years (range) |
1 (0–9) |
| 15–60 years (range) |
3 (1–12) |
| >60 years (range) |
0 (0–2) |
| Households with members >60 years (%) |
101 (13.4) |
| Number of rooms in the house, median (range) |
2 (1–7) |
| Number of people sleeping in the same bed as the study infant (excluding the study infant), median (range) |
3 (1–8) |
| Number of mothers who smoked (%) |
256 (27.1) |
| Number of smokers in the household, median (range) |
1 (0–6) |
| Animals kept by family (%) |
340 (45) |
| Distance to next house in m, median (range) |
1.97 (0–270) |
|
Cooking stove
|
| Poor ventilation reported in the house (%) |
241 (32) |
| Distance from stove to infants bed in m, median (range) |
4.4 (0.6–11.6 |
|
House size
|
| Floor area in m2, median (range) |
34.8(2.2–136.2) |
| House volume in m3, median (range) |
101.0 (6.0–626.5) |
| House volume per person in m3, median (range) |
19.1 (0.9–313.3) |
