Table 2 Summary of reporting of birthweight for livebirths, EN-INDEPTH survey (n = 14,411)
From: Birthweight data completeness and quality in population-based surveys: EN-INDEPTH study
| Â | Overall number of babies included | Mother reported baby weighed n (%) | Birthweight not known by mother n (%) | Overall mean birthweight (kg) (95%CI) | Low birthweight overall n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 14411 | 8993 (62.4) | 1233 (13.7) | 3.06 (3.04–3.08) | 1076 (13.9) |
Child’s characteristics | |||||
Sex | |||||
 Female | 7161 | 4443 (62.1) | 612 (13.8) | 3.00 (2.97–3.02) | 567 (14.8) |
 Male | 7265 | 4550 (62.8) | 622 (13.7) | 3.12 (3.09–3.15) | 509 (13.0) |
Vital status | |||||
 Neonatal death | 376 | 158 (42.1) | 41 (25.9) | 2.88 (2.75–3.01) | 36 (30.6) |
 Post-neonatal survivor | 14030 | 8835 (63.0) | 1192 (13.5) | 3.06 (3.04–3.08) | 1040 (13.6) |
Site | |||||
 Bandim | 2560 | 1775 (69.3) | 141 (8.0) | 3.20 (3.15–3.25) | 195 (11.9) |
 Dabat | 1931 | 460 (23.8) | 215 (46.8) | 3.07 (3.00–3.14) | 21 (8.5) |
 IgangaMayuge | 1968 | 1634 (83.1) | 13 (0.8) | 3.24 (3.19–3.28) | 16 (9.9) |
 Matlab | 4416 | 3042 (68.9) | 307 (10.1) | 2.83 (2.80–2.87) | 600 (22.0) |
 Kintampo | 3532 | 2082 (59.0) | 557 (26.7) | 3.11 (3.08–3.15) | 100 (6.6) |
Place of birth | |||||
 Facility | 8756 | 7451 (85.1) | 965 (13.0) | 3.10 (3.07–3.12) | 764 (11.8) |
 Home | 4526 | 560 (12.4) | 146 (26.1) | 3.03 (2.92 – 3.15) | 74 (17.9) |
 Unknown | 964 | 870 (90.3) | 117 (13.4) | 2.77 (2.71–2.83) | 216 (28.7) |
Time from birth to survey | |||||
 < 1 year | 4025 | 2589 (64.3) | 249 (9.6) | 3.10 (3.06–3.14) | 245 (10.4) |
 1–< 2 years | 3610 | 2291 (63.5) | 291 (12.7) | 3.08 (3.04–3.12) | 276 (13.8) |
 2–< 3 years | 2759 | 1709 (61.9) | 267 (15.6) | 3.03 (2.98–3.07) | 215 (14.9) |
 3–< 4 years | 1972 | 1247 (63.2) | 211 (16.9) | 3.01 (2.96–3.06) | 169 (16.3) |
 4–< 5 years | 1273 | 759 (59.6) | 128 (16.8) | 3.02 (2.96–3.09) | 112 (17.7) |
 5 or more years | 767 | 398 (51.9) | 88 (22.1) | 2.98 (2.90–3.08) | 60 (19.3) |
Mother’s characteristics | |||||
Education | |||||
 None | 3958 | 1540 (38.9) | 423 (27.5) | 3.11 (3.07–3.17) | 133 (11.9) |
 Primary | 4509 | 2886 (64.01) | 440 (15.2) | 3.11 (3.07–3.14) | 301 (12.3) |
 Secondary | 4930 | 3682 (74.7) | 326 (8.9) | 2.99 (2.96–3.02) | 554 (16.5) |
 Higher | 1010 | 886 (87.8) | 44 (5.0) | 3.11 (3.06–3.16) | 88 (10.5) |
Socioeconomic status | |||||
 1 (poorest) | 3149 | 1618 (51.4) | 224 (13.8) | 3.04 (2.99–3.09) | 221 (15.9) |
 2 | 2884 | 1701 (59.0) | 217 (12.8) | 3.04 (2.99–3.08) | 242 (16.3) |
 3 | 2813 | 1704 (60.6) | 238 (14.0) | 3.02 (2.98–3.06) | 223 (15.2) |
 4 | 2839 | 1952 (68.8) | 282 (14.4) | 3.07 (3.03–3.11) | 219 (13.1) |
 5 (richest) | 2722 | 2018 (74.1) | 273 (13.5) | 3.11 (3.07–3.15) | 170 (9.7) |
Parity | |||||
 1 | 2413 | 1833 (73.6) | 187 (10.6) | 2.96 (2.92–2.99) | 264 (16.6) |
 2 | 3653 | 2545 (68.1) | 288 (11.6) | 2.99 (2.95–3.02) | 338 (15.4) |
 3 | 2734 | 1732 (62.5) | 226 (13.3) | 3.04 (3.00–3.09) | 214 (14.5) |
 4 | 1798 | 1061 (58.4) | 162 (15.4) | 3.13 (3.07–3.19) | 102 (11.5) |
 5+ | 3808 | 1972 (51.8) | 370 (18.8) | 3.23 (3.18–3.28) | 158 (9.9) |
Age | |||||
 < 20 | 504 | 335 (66.4) | 26 (7.7) | 2.91 (2.82–3.00) | 55 (17.9) |
 20–24 | 3090 | 1992 (64.5) | 229 (11.5) | 3.00 (2.96–3.04) | 260 (14.8) |
 25–29 | 4024 | 2596 (64.5) | 335 (12.9) | 3.01 (2.97–3.05) | 358 (15.8) |
 30–34 | 3182 | 2017 (63.4) | 251 (12.4) | 3.12 (3.08–3.16) | 219 (12.4) |
 35+ | 3605 | 2053 (57.0) | 393 (19.2) | 3.15 (3.11–3.19) | 184 (11.1) |