Table 1.
Demographic and nutritional characteristics of the mother and newborn
| Characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Mothers | ||
| Age (year) | 27 (23–30) | |
| Median (25p–75p) | ||
| Type of Delivery | ||
| Normal | 193 | 57.8 |
| Cesarean | 141 | 42.2 |
| Parity | ||
| Primipara | 137 | 41 |
| Multipara | 197 | 59 |
| Education Status | ||
| Illiterate | 25 | 7.5 |
| Literate | 6 | 1.8 |
| Primary School | 139 | 41.6 |
| Secondary School | 52 | 15.6 |
| High School | 76 | 22.8 |
| University | 36 | 10.8 |
| Occupation | ||
| Housewife | 273 | 81.7 |
| Worker/officer | 45 | 13.5 |
| Self-employment | 12 | 3.6 |
| Other | 4 | 1.2 |
| Consanguinity | 40 | 12 |
| Daily salt consumption | ||
| Teaspoon | 84 | 25.1 |
| Dessert spoon | 163 | 48.8 |
| Tablespoon | 77 | 23.1 |
| No | 10 | 3.0 |
| How to use salt | ||
| Before cooking | 133 | 39.8 |
| Close to cooking | 173 | 51.8 |
| After cooking | 29 | 8.4 |
| Seafood consumption | ||
| Once a week | 101 | 30.2 |
| Biweekly | 86 | 25.7 |
| Once in a month | 61 | 18.3 |
| Less | 86 | 25.8 |
| Thyroid disease in the family | 100 | 29.9 |
| Newborns | ||
| Birth weight (g) | 3340 (3050–3600) | |
| Median (25p–75p) | ||
| Birth Height (cm) | 49 (48–50) | |
| Median (25p–75p) | ||
| Gender | ||
| Female | 178 | 53.3 |
| Male | 156 | 46.7 |
| Umbilical cord care with iodine | ||
| Yes | 68 | 20.4 |
| No | 266 | 79.6 |