Table 1.
Characteristics of infants and their mothers, KA- HDSS, September 2009 to September 2013
| Characteristics | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Female | 1,803 (49.4) |
| Male | 1,845 (50.6) |
| Maternal age at delivery, in years (Mean ±SD) | 28.6 ± 6.6 |
| Maternal occupation | |
| Housewife/farmer | 3,079 (84.4) |
| Employed | 154 (4.2) |
| Unemployed | 415 (11.4) |
| Maternal education | |
| No formal education | 2,722 (74.6) |
| Primary(1–6) | 501 (13.7) |
| Secondary and above (>=7) | 425 (11.7) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 3,086 (84.6) |
| Single | 376 (10.3) |
| Divorced | 160 (4.4) |
| Widowed | 26 (0.7) |
| Birth order | |
| 1 | 346 (9.5) |
| 2 | 508 (13.9) |
| 3-4 | 1,081 (29.6) |
| >=5 | 1,713 (47.0) |
| Place of delivery | |
| Home | 2,822 (77.4) |
| Health facility | 826 (22.6) |
| Number of current births | |
| Singletons | 3,570 (97.9) |
| Twins | 78 (2.1) |