Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the study participants.
| No (%) or Mean (Range) | |
|---|---|
| Mean maternal age (n = 439) | 28.3 (16–48) year |
| Mean gravidity (n = 434) | 4.6 (1–16) |
| Mean parity (n = 374) | 3.6 (0–10) |
| Number of first pregnancy (n = 374) | 60 (16.0%) |
| History with stillbirth (n = 374) | 30 (8.0%) |
| History with PROM (n = 371) | 18 (4.9%) |
| History with preterm delivery (n = 371) | 26 (7.0%) |
| Previously diagnosed with HIV/AIDS * (n= 430) | 1 (0.23%) |
| Number of years attended in school (n = 434) | 2.1 ± 1.7 (1–5) (Mean ± SD (range)) n = 127 (29.3 %) one year n = 241 (55.5 %) two years n = 13 (3.0 %) three years n = 3 (0.7 %) four years n = 50 (11.5%) five years |
| Smoking (n = 431) | 0 (0%) |
| Ethnicity (n = 439) | 100% Shirazi (Zanzibar Africans) |
| Religion | |
| - Islam | 433 (99.8%) |
| - Christian | 1 (0.2%) |
HIV/AIDS: human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome. PROM: pre-rupture of membranes. * HIV/AIDS status is based on self-reporting.