Table 2.
Characteristics of women and neonates included in the consented and not consented
| Characteristics | Consented n = 2684 |
Not consented n = 3447 |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal Age (Years) | Mean ± SD | 25.8 ± 5.7 | 26.4 ± 6.6 | |
| Maternal Gravida | 1 | 1286 (47.9) | 1603 (46.5) | 0.274 |
| 2 to 5 | 975 (36.3) | 1276 (37.0) | 0.577 | |
| > 5 | 423 (15.8) | 568 (16.5) | 0.449 | |
| Gestational Age (Weeks) | Mean ± SD | 38.3 ± 1.5 | 37.8 ± 1.4 | |
| > 40 | 95 (3.5) | 101 (2.9) | 0.179 | |
| Gender | Male | 1471 (56.0) | 1824 (53.6) | 0.141 |
| Female | 1213 (44.0) | 1623 (46.4) | ||
| Birth Weight (Grams) | Mean ± SD | 3356 ± 463 | 33,804 ± 455 | |
| < 2500 | 108 (4.0) | 180 (5.2) | 0.028 | |
| ≥ 2500 | 2576 (96.0) | 3267 (94.8) | ||
Values given are n (%) unless otherwise stated