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. 2020 Apr 15;10(1):010806. doi: 10.7189/jogh.10.010806

Table 1.

Basic characteristics of participants

Total Children living with mothers Children left behind by migrant mothers P-value
Number (%)
1880 (100)
1563 (83.1)
317 (16.9)

Gestational age weeks, mean (SD)
39.2(1.6)
39.3(1.6)
39.1(1.5)
0.071
Birthweight g, mean (range)
3200(1000-5900)
3210 (1000-5900)
3147 (1650-4500)
0.042
Age of child, months, n (%):



<0.001
1-11
328 (17.5)
305 (19.5)
23 (7.3)

12-23
504 (26.8)
414 (26.5)
90 (28.4)

24-59
1048 (55.7)
844 (54.0)
204 (64.4)

Gender of child, n (%):



0.053
Boys
1012 (53.8)
825 (52.8)
187 (59.0)

Girls
868 (46.2)
738 (47.2)
130 (41.0)

Birth order of child, n (%):



0.004
1
743 (39.5)
595 (38.1)
148 (46.7)

≥2
1137 (60.5)
968 (61.9)
169 (53.3)

Caregiver’s education, n (%):



<0.001
Illiteracy
247 (13.1)
139 (8.9)
108 (34.1)

Primary
447 (23.8)
324 (20.7)
123 (38.8)

Secondary
1044 (55.5)
963 (61.6)
81 (25.6)

College and above
142 (7.6)
137 (8.8)
5 (1.6)

Method of delivery, n (%):



0.305
Cesarean section
442 (23.7)
360 (23.3)
82(26.0)

Vaginal delivery
1422 (76.3)
1188 (76.7)
234 (74.0)

Missing
16
15
1

Income, n (%):



<0.001
Poorest
411 (22.6)
347 (23.0)
64 (20.5)

Poor
312 (17.1)
259 (17.2)
53 (16.9)

Middle
406 (22.3)
302 (20.0)
104 (33.2)

Richer
232 (12.7)
183 (12.1)
49 (15.7)

Richest
460 (25.3)
417 (27.7)
43 (13.7)

Missing 59 55 4

SD – standard deviation