Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of study participants in total population and stratified by site
| Total Population (n = 19,269) | |
|---|---|
| Mean (SD) or n (%) | |
| Residency | |
| Dar es Salaam region | 7,667 (39.8) |
| Morogoro region | 11,602 (60.2) |
| Maternal age (years) | 25.8 ± 5.9 |
| Maternal education | |
| No formal schooling | 1,445 (7.5) |
| Some primary | 1,311 (6.8) |
| Completed primary | 13,294 (69.0) |
| Secondary and advanced | 2,019 (10.5) |
| Paternal education | |
| No formal schooling | 801 (4.2) |
| Some primary | 926 (4.8) |
| Completed primary | 13,148 (68.2) |
| Secondary and Advanced | 3,209 (16.7) |
| Trimester of first ANC visit | |
| 1st Trimester | 1,858 (9.6) |
| 2nd Trimester | 11,339 (58.9) |
| 3rd Trimester | 1,630 (23.1) |
| Maternal height (cm) | 155.3 ± 5.2 |
| Infant Sex | |
| Male | 9,963 (51.7) |
| Female | 9,306 (48.3) |
| Parity | |
| First born | 4,621 (24.0) |
| 2nd-4th birth | 8,918 (46.3) |
| 5th or greater birth | 1,996 (10.4) |
| Homebirths | 1,707 (8.9) |
| Birth Outcome | |
| Term-AGA | 13,166 (68.3) |
| Term-SGA | 3,051 (15.8) |
| Preterm-AGA | 2,989 (15.5) |
| Preterm-SGA | 63 (0.3) |
AGA Appropriate for gestational age, ANC Antenatal clinic, SD Standard deviation, SGA Small for gestational age