Table 1.
Participant demographic characteristics (n=25).
| Characteristics | Value | |
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 28.08 (6.55) | |
| Region, n (%) |
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Urban or township | 14 (56) |
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Rural | 11 (44) |
| Race/ethnicity, n (%) |
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Han | 10 (40) |
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Yi | 8 (32) |
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Hui | 2 (8) |
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Dai | 4 (16) |
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Yao | 1 (4) |
| Sex of the newborn, n (%) |
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Male | 12 (48) |
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Female | 11 (44) |
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No response | 2 (8) |
| Primary caregiver of the baby, n (%) |
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Self (mother of the baby) | 18 (72) |
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Grandparents of the baby | 3 (12) |
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Self and grandparents | 3 (12) |
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No response | 1 (4) |
| Education of the mother, n (%) |
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Elementary school | 4 (16) |
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Middle school | 10 (40) |
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High school | 1 (4) |
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Some college | 7 (28) |
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Four-year college | 3 (12) |
| Employment of the mother, n (%) |
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Full-time employment | 7 (28) |
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Self-employed | 5 (20) |
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No employment | 13 (52) |
| Household main income source, n (%) |
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Double income | 7 (28) |
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Husband’s income | 12 (48) |
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Family farm or business | 4 (16) |
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Income from parents-in-law | 1 (4) |
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No response | 1 (4) |
| Estimated household income per month ( ¥ ), n (%) |
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<5000 | 13 (52) |
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5000-10,000 | 8 (32) |
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≥10,000 | 4 (16) |
| Expenditures on the baby per month ( ¥ ), n (%) |
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<1000 | 2 (8) |
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1000-2000 | 13 (52) |
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≥2000 | 7 (28) |
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Don’t know | 3 (12) |
| Receiving government financial aid, n (%) |
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Yes | 2 (8) |
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No | 23 (92) |
| Marital status, n (%) |
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Married | 23 (92) |
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Married but live separately | 1 (4) |
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Married with no official certificate | 1 (4) |
| Number of family members in the household, n (%) |
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3 or 4 | 5 (20) |
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5 or 6 | 10 (40) |
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7 and more | 10 (40) |
| Number of children in the household, n (%) |
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1 | 5 (20) |
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2 | 18 (72) |
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3 | 2 (8) |