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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Community-based cluster randomized controlled trial: empowering households to identify and provide appropriate care for low-birthweight newborns in Nepal

 

Comparison arm

Intervention

arm

Sex of the baby

Male

53.2%

52.3%

Female

46.8%

47.7%

Total

2432

2022

Age of mother at delivery (years)

< 20

25.4%

25.0%

20–24

43.5%

43.2%

25–29

21.7%

22.5%

30–34

6.9%

6.8%

≥35

2.6%

2.5%

Total

2432

2142

≥1 antenatal visit

No

13.3%

13.8%

Yes

86.4%

86.1%

Total

2424

2141

Delivered in health facility

No

47.4%

47.9%

Yes

52.6%

52.1%

Total

2431

2142

Number of times pregnant, prior to this delivery

None

26.5%

26.4%

1

28.0%

28.4%

2–4

39.6%

39.8%

≥5

5.7%

5.3%

Total

2430

2141

Years of education – mother (years)

None

63.4%

63.5%

1–4

4.7%

4.3%

5–9

19.1%

18.8%

≥10

12.7%

13.4%

Total

2430

2141

Years of education – husband (years)

None

40.1%

39.9%

1–4

7.6%

5.8%

5–9

30.8%

33.7%

≥10

21.3%

20.5%

Total

2430

2139

Wealth terciles (by asset possession)a

Low

23.1%

25.2%

Medium

48.6%

48.1%

High

28.2%

26.7%

Total

2432

2142

  1. aCalculated by combining 5 asset-related variables: mobile phone, television, land, latrine, and motorcycle. All variables dichotomized and then summed; scores then stratified into 3 categories; high, medium and low