Table 2 Socioeconomic, demographic, obstetric and biological characteristics of children aged 0 to 36 months. Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, 2015
Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
Social classa | |
A | – |
B1 or B2 | 15 (4.8) |
C1 or C2 | 224 (72.5) |
D or E | 70 (22.6) |
Community housing for ten years or more | |
Yes | 242 (78.3) |
No | 67 (21.7) |
Type of dwelling | |
House | 247 (79.9) |
Stilt house/hut/single room | 62 (20.1) |
Maternal age (years) | |
< 20 | 51 (16.5) |
20–35 | 229 (74.1) |
≥ 36 | 29 (9.4) |
Mother completed high schoolb | |
Yes | 111 (36.2) |
No | 196 (63.8) |
Mother received prenatal careb | |
Yes | 285 (92.5) |
No | 23 (7.5) |
Number of prenatal consultationsb | |
1–5 | 53 (19.2) |
≥ 6 | 223 (80.8) |
Prenatal care started in the first trimesterb | |
Yes | 198 (71.0) |
No | 81 (29.0) |
Child’s gender | |
Male | 155 (50.2) |
Female | 154 (49.8) |
Child’s age group (months) | |
0 to < 6 | 73 (23.6) |
6 to < 12 | 41 (13,3) |
12 to 36 | 195 (63,1) |