Descriptive characteristics of child birth weight among reproductive health women in low and middle income countries.

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
2^nd of multiple	4,035	1.8
3^rd 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