Table 1.
Baseline characteristics expressed as median (interquartile range) stratified by study site
| Country | Parameter | During pregnancy | After delivery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | Age (years) | 26 (22‐32) | |
| Number | 18 | 18 | |
| Weight (kg) | 60 (56‐65) | 59 (52‐64) | |
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 9.9 (9.4‐11.4) | 12.4 (11.6‐13.2) | |
| Gestational age/Time after delivery (weeks) | 28 (25‐29) | 8.3 (8.1‐8.6) | |
| Mozambique | Age (years) | 24 (22‐27) | |
| Number | 31 | 22 | |
| Weight (kg) | 61 (56‐65) | 55 (51‐63) | |
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 10.8 (9.6‐12) | 11.6 (11.2‐12.9) | |
| Gestational age/Time after delivery (weeks) | 27 (24‐29) | 46 (44‐51) | |
| Sudan | Age (years) | 28 (26‐32) | |
| Number | 24 | 9 | |
| Weight (kg) | 66 (57‐71) | 68 (67‐82) | |
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 9.2 (8.5‐10.9) | 10.5 (9.5‐10.8) | |
| Gestational age/Time after delivery (weeks) | 27 (21‐33) | 15 (14‐16) | |
| Zambia | Age (years) | 31 (25‐36) | |
| Number | 25 | 18 | |
| Weight (kg) | 60 (56‐66) | 61 (55‐66) | |
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 11.3 (10.5‐12.1) | 13.1 (11.6‐14.9) | |
| Gestational age/Time after delivery (weeks) | 27 (24‐28) | 6.4 (6.0‐6.9) | |