Table 1: Characteristics
of participating women and neonates from health record books as categorized by
study site.
|
Characteristics |
Total number of
participants, N = 182 |
Maternity Units in
health facilities (number of participating women) |
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|
South Suntreso
Government Hospital (n = 61) |
Aninwah Medical Center (n = 50) |
Manhyia District
Hospital (n = 71) |
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|
Mean
Age ± SD (years) |
28.00
± 5.52 |
28.18
± 4.84 |
28.66
± 4.72 |
27.38
± 6.44 |
|
Educational Level |
|
|
|
|
|
No
formal Education: No. (%) |
19
(10.44) |
1
(1.64) |
- |
18
(25.35) |
|
Primary:
No. (%) |
65
(35.71) |
6
(9.84) |
19
(38.0) |
40
(56.34) |
|
Secondary/Vocational
education (No, %) |
65
(35.71) |
33
(54.10) |
21
(42.0) |
11
(15.49) |
|
Tertiary:
No. (%) |
33
(18.13) |
21
(34.43) |
9
(18.0) |
3
(4.23) |
|
Gravida status |
|
|
|
|
|
Primigravidae:
No. (%) |
67
(36.81) |
25
(40.98) |
26
(52.0) |
16
(22.54) |
|
Secundigravidae:
No. (%) |
40
(21.98) |
15
(24.59) |
8
(16.0) |
17
(23.94) |
|
Multigravidae:
No. (%) |
78
(42.86) |
21
(34.43) |
16
(32.0) |
41
(57.75) |
|
History of spontaneous abortions
occurrence |
|
|
|
|
|
Never:
No. (%) |
150
(82.42) |
51
(83.61) |
36
(72.0) |
63
(88.73) |
|
Once:
No. (%) |
22
(12.09) |
7
(11.48) |
9
(18.0) |
6
(8.45) |
|
Twice:
No. (%) |
6
(3.30) |
3
(4.92) |
3
(6.0) |
- |
|
Thrice
or more: No. (%) |
4
(2.20) |
- |
2
(4.0) |
2
(2.82) |
|
Adherence to SP prophylaxis: No. (%) |
178
(97.80) |
59
(96.72) |
48
(96.0) |
68
(95.78) |
|
Plasmodium spp infection during
pregnancy: No. (%) |
51
(28.02) |
14
(22.95) |
16
(32.0) |
21
(29.58) |
|
Mean Gestational age (weeks) {range} |
38.35
± 1.41 {32.05- 44.36} |
38.57
± 1.33 {36.2- 41.03} |
38.40
± 1.46 {36.84- 41.31} |
38.09
± 1.45 {32.05- 44.36} |
|
Haemoglobin level (g/dL; median;
range) |
11.11
(6.4-16.7) |
11.8
(9.6-16.7) |
11.2
(9.2-14.2) |
11.1
(6.4-15.9) |
|
Number
of babies |
N
= 185 |
n
= 61 |
n
= 50 |
n
= 74 |
|
Sex of Babies |
|
|
|
|
|
Male:
No. (%) |
111
(60.0) |
43
(70.49) |
31
(62.0) |
37(50.0) |
|
Female:
No. (%) |
74
(40.0) |
18
(29.51) |
19
(38.0) |
37
(50.0) |
|
Mean birth weight ± SD (kgs) {range} |
3.08
± 0.42 {2.1-4.5} |
2.9
± 0.39 {2.3-4.1} |
3.32
± 0.44 {2.1-4.5} |
3.06
± 0.38 {2.1-3.85} |
|
Mean weight of placenta ± SD (kg) |
0.24
± 0.12 |
0.27
± 0.077 |
0.29
± 0.079 |
0.24
± 0.12 |
|
Mean Placenta weight - to - birth
ratio ± SD |
0.085
± 0.037 |
0.095
± 0.02 |
0.088
± 0.028 |
0.079
± 0.046 |
|
Method of Delivery |
|
|
|
|
|
Caesarian
Section: No. (%) |
17
(9.18) |
3
(4.92) |
13
(26) |
1
(1.35) |
|
Spontaneous
Vaginal Delivery: No. (%) |
168
(90.81) |
58
(95.08) |
37
(74) |
73
(98.64) |