Table 1 Characteristics of study participants at enrolment
Characteristics | All | Exposed | Unexposed | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean Age (±SD) | 26.73 (6.25) | 26.73 (6.32) | 26.27 (6.19) | 0.519a |
Delivery Hospital, n (%) | ||||
Arusha | 148 (49.3) | 74(49.3) | 74(49.3) | |
Mbeya | 152 (50.7) | 76(50.7) | 76 (50.7) | 0.997b |
Highest Education | ||||
Primary | 125 (41.7) | 65 (43.3) | 62 (41.3) | |
Secondary or higher | 175 (58.3) | 85 (56.7) | 88 (58.7 | 0.725b |
Mean pregnancies (SD) | 2.43(1.78) | 2.38(1.69) | 2.49(1.86) | 0.873c |
Mean Ever born children (SD) | 2.36(1.94) | 2.38(2.16) | 2.33(1.69) | 0.944c |
Mean Living Children (SD) | 2.14(1.45) | 2.09(1.39) | 2.19(1.52) | 0.613c |
Mean Pregnancy loss (SD) | 0.28(1.02) | 0.28(1.12) | 0.27(0.90) | 0.933c |
Mode of delivery, n (%) | ||||
Normal Route | 232 (77.3) | 125(81.7) | 107 (72.8) | 0.01 |
Cesarean Section | 68 (22.7) | 28 (18.3) | 40 (27.2) | |
Breast feeding | 300 (100) | 150 (100) | 150 (100) | 1.0b |