Table 2. Clinical characteristics of mothers with consecutive deliveries at KCMC (N = 5,946).
| Variables | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-eclampsia | ||
| No | 5,764 | 96.9 |
| Yes | 182 | 3.1 |
| Birth weight | ||
| Normal birth weight | 5,542 | 93.2 |
| Low birth weight | 359 | 6 |
| Very low birth weight | 37 | 0.6 |
| Extremely low birth weight | 8 | 0.1 |
| Malaria during pregnancy | ||
| No | 5,219 | 87.8 |
| Yes | 727 | 12.2 |
| Clinical subtypes | ||
| Spontaneous delivery | 4,052 | 68.15 |
| Medically indicated delivery | 1,884 | 31.69 |
| Missing | 10 | 0.17 |
| Inter-pregnancy interval (months) | ||
| 24–59 | 2,805 | 47.2 |
| <24 | 1,902 | 32 |
| >59 | 1,049 | 17.6 |
| Missing | 190 | 3.2 |
| Parity | ||
| Prime | 734 | 12.3 |
| Multiparity | 5,093 | 85.7 |
| Grand multiparity | 119 | 2 |
| Antenatal care attendance | ||
| 4 and more visits | 3,751 | 63.1 |
| Less than 4 visits | 2,139 | 36 |
| Missing | 56 | 0.9 |