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. 2017 Dec 27;12(12):e0189260. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189260

Table 1. Socioeconomic and clinical characteristics of tribal and non-tribal women in KMH (2010–16), Bharuch, Gujarat.

Tribal (N = 13812 deliveries) Non Tribal (N = 6111 deliveries) p-value
N % N %
Mother’s age 15–19 672 4.9 194 3.2 0.000
20–24 9,992 72.4 3,735 61.1
25–29 2,511 18.2 1,666 27.3
30 and above 635 4.6 514 8.4
Mother’s education No education 2,584 18.8 867 14.2 0.000
1–7 years 5,795 42.1 2,144 35.2
8–12 years 5,059 36.8 2,707 44.4
12 years and more 315 2.3 378 6.2
Parity 0 7,411 53.7 3,184 52.1 0.020
1 4,166 30.2 1,950 31.9
2 1,669 12.1 681 11.1
3 and above 566 4.1 296 4.8
Mother’s haemoglobin at delivery <7.0 660 4.8 159 2.6 0.000
7.1–10.0 5,275 38.5 1,883 31.1
10.1–11.0 3,884 28.3 1,558 25.7
>11.0 3,896 28.4 2,464 40.6
Previous caesarean No 13,404 97.9 5,750 94.1 0.000
Yes 408 2.1 361 5.9
Gestational week <36 weeks 2,439 17.7 749 12.3 0.000
37–42 weeks 11,362 82.3 5,358 87.7
>42 weeks 11 0.1 4 0.1
Child’s gender Female 6,560 47.5 2,945 48.2 0.364
Male 7,252 52.5 3,166 51.8
Number of ANC visits 0 1,064 7.7 474 7.8 0.219
1–2 6,810 49.4 2,936 48.1
3 and above 5,903 42.8 2,691 44.1
Distance from the health facility (in Kilometres) 0–25 11,102 80.4 3,766 61.6 0.000
26–50 1,391 10.1 406 6.6
51–100 955 6.9 973 15.9
>100 364 2.6 966 15.8
Still Birth No 13,358 96.7 6,003 98.2 0.000
Yes 450 3.3 107 1.8
Birth weight <2500 grams No 7,575 56.7 4,083 68.0 0.000
Yes 5,780 43.3 1,919 32.0
Immediate cry at birth No 406 3.0 146 2.4 0.019
Yes 12,951 97.0 5,857 97.6
Neonatal deaths at hospital No 13,341 99.9 5,990 99.8 0.114
Yes 17 0.1 13 0.2