Variables | Paarl (N = 258) | Rietvlei (N = 189) | Umlazi (N = 194) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | n | % | n | % | n | % |
Infant gender, (% male) | 142 | 55.0 | 92 | 48.7 | 113 | 58.3 |
Birth weight, (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Low birth weight (<2.5Kg) | 21 | 8.1 | 6 | 3.2 | 11 | 5.7 |
Normal birth weight (2.5- < 4Kg) | 219 | 84.9 | 134 | 70.9 | 172 | 88.7 |
Macrosomia (≥4Kg) | 11 | 4.3 | 16 | 8.5 | 7 | 3.6 |
Missing | 7 | 2.7 | 33 | 17.5 | 4 | 2.1 |
Maternal age (y), % | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
15–25 | 160 | 62.0 | 122 | 64.6 | 134 | 69.1 |
26–44 | 98 | 37.9 | 67 | 35.5 | 60 | 30.9 |
Parity, % | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Primipara | 126 | 48.8 | 78 | 41.3 | 114 | 41.2 |
Multipara | 132 | 51.2 | 111 | 58.7 | 80 | 41.2 |
Maternal education (grade), % | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
0–7 | 28 | 10.9 | 37 | 19.6 | 9 | 4.5 |
8–10 | 117 | 45.4 | 108 | 57.1 | 53 | 27.3 |
11–12 | 109 | 42.3 | 44 | 23.3 | 114 | 588 |
>12 | 4 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9.3 |
Delivery mode, % | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Vaginal | 217 | 84.1 | 148 | 78.3 | 116 | 59.8 |
C-section | 37 | 14.3 | 26 | 13.8 | 74 | 38.1 |
Missing | 4 | 1.6 | 15 | 7.9 | 4 | 2.1 |