Table 1.
Baseline maternal, household, antenatal and delivery, and infant factorsa
| N = 5127 | |
|---|---|
| Maternal factors (n) | |
| Age (y) (SD) | 26.3 (6.7) [4457] |
| Gestational age at recruitment, wk, median (IQR) | 12.0 (9.4, 15.6) [5102] |
| Parity, median (IQR), | 2 (1, 3) [3255] |
| Height (cm) (SD) | 160.1 (5.9) [4850] |
| Mid-upper arm circumference (cm) (SD) | 26.4 (3.1) [4891] |
| Married | 95.2 (4460/4685) |
| Completed schooling (y) (SD) | 9.6 (1.8) [4720] |
| Religion | |
| Apostolic Christian | 43.3 (2219/5127) |
| Other Christian | 41.0 (2104/5127) |
| Other religion | 7.8 (399/5127) |
| Missing religion | 7.9 (404/5127) |
| HIV-infected | 15.9 (779/5127) |
| Haemoglobin (g/dL) (SD) | 12.0 (1.5) [4100] |
| Anaemic | 20.1 (820/4070) |
| S. haematobium, microscopy positive | 10.6 (468/4397) |
| Haematuria positive | 24.5 (1043/4264) |
| Consumes minimally diverse diet | 39.5 (1784/4518) |
| Household factors (n) | |
| Number of occupants (SD) | 4.9 (2.2) [4777] |
| Has a latrine | 36.3 (1658) [4564] |
| Members practice open defecation | 55.4 (2583) [4665] |
| Feces observed in yard | 30.9 (1418) [4594] |
| Drinking water from improved source | 63.0 (2886) [4582] |
| Walk time to water source (min) median (IQR) | 10 (5, 20) [4560] |
| Antenatal and delivery factors (n) | |
| Ever booked for antenatal care | 97.6 (4605/4718) |
| Institutional delivery | 87.8 (3796/4324) |
| Vaginal delivery | 92.7 (4069/4391) |
| Infant factors at birth (live births) (n) | n = 4843 |
| Birthweight (kg) (SD) | 3.08 (0.49) [4304] |
| Gestational age (weeks) (SD) | 37.3 (6.3) [4834] |
| Male | 50.4 (2430/4817) |
| Twin or triplet | 2.9 (142/4843) |
SD, standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range; y, years; wks, weeks.
a
Maternal and household characteristics presented for mothers who had a known birth outcome; baseline data collected about 2 weeks after recruitment; maternal antenatal and delivery characteristics transcribed from health records or by maternal history during postnatal visits.