Table 1: Descriptive characteristics of child birth weight among reproductive health women in low and middle income countries.
Variables |
Frequency |
Percent |
Age (years) Less than 24 25-34 35-49 |
68,372 109,330 51,205 |
29.9 47.8 22.3 |
Women’s educational level No education Primary Secondary Higher |
43,150 72,735 87,540 25,482 |
18.9 31.8 38.2 11.1 |
Husband’s educational level |
|
|
No education |
37,758 |
19.2 |
Primary |
56,844 |
28.8 |
Secondary |
77,580 |
39.4 |
Higher |
24,960 |
12.7 |
Current marital status Never in union Married Living with partner Widowed Divorced separated |
15,916 154,122 42,612 2,546 3,372 10,339 |
7.0 67.3 18.6 1.1 1.5 4.5 |
Current working status No Yes |
109,062 118,510 |
47.9 52.1 |
Sex of child |
|
|
Male |
112,151 |
50.93 |
Female |
108,039 |
49.07 |
Sex of household head |
|
|
Male |
173,764 |
78.9 |
Female |
46,426 |
21.1 |
Type of birth |
|
|
Single birth |
216,090 |
98.1 |
2nd of multiple |
4,035 |
1.8 |
3rd of multiple |
65 |
0.03 |
Wealth index Poorest Poorer Middle Richer Richest |
44,640 45,824 45,980 46,482 45,951 |
19.5 20.0 20.1 20.3 20.1 |
Wanted pregnancy |
|
|
Then |
158,015 |
71.8 |
Later |
44,383 |
20.2 |
No more |
17,754 |
8.1 |
Terminated pregnancy |
|
|
No |
179,058 |
84.1 |
Yes |
33,861 |
15.9 |
Media exposure |
|
|
No |
75,000 |
34.1 |
Yes |
144,927 |
65.9 |
Women’s autonomy |
|
|
No |
27,843 |
14.8 |
Yes |
160,431 |
85.2 |
Residence Urban Rural |
100,829 128,078 |
44.0 56.0 |
Preceding birth interval Short (< 24) Optimal (24-59) Long (> 60) |
26,081 98,236 40,885 |
15.8 59.4 24.8 |