Table 1 Comparison of demographic characteristics between included and excluded women
Variable | Included | Excluded* | Total | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 659 | n = 60 | n = 719 | ||
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
Age | 29.1 (5.5) | 28.2 (5.7) | 29.1 (5.5) | 0.20 |
Mother’s Hb blood level (g/dL) | 11.1 (1.2) | 10.6 (1.3) | 11.0 (1.2) | 0.02 |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Country | <0.001 | |||
Ghana | 287 (43.9) | 10 (17.7) | 297 (41.4) | |
Côte d’Ivoire | 370 (56.3) | 50 (83.3) | 420 (58.6) | |
Education | 0.35 | |||
None | 163 (24.9) | 13 (21.7) | 176 (24.6) | |
Basic | 201 (30.6) | 16 (26.7) | 217 (30.3) | |
Secondary | 170 (25.9) | 22 (36.7) | 192 (26.8) | |
Tertiary | 122 (18.6) | 9 (15.0) | 131 (18.3) | |
Occupation | 0.01 | |||
Housewife | 129 (19.7) | 21 (35.0) | 150 (21.0) | |
Farmer/worker | 133 (20.3) | 6 (10.0) | 139 (19.4) | |
Trader | 160 (24.4) | 10 (16.7) | 170 (23.7) | |
Other | 234 (35.7) | 23 (38.3) | 257 (35.9) | |
Child sex | 0.77 | |||
Male | 332 (50.5) | 31 (52.5) | 363 (50.7) | |
Female | 325 (49.5) | 28 (47.5) | 353 (49.3) | |
Maternal HIV infection | 11 (3.0) | 5 (13.5) | 16 (3.9) | 0.002 |
Antepartum depression | 179 (27.3) | 30 (50.0) | 209 (29.2) | <0.001 |
Antepartum anxiety | 85 (13.0) | 18 (30.0) | 103 (14.4) | <0.001 |