Tropical Medicine and Health

Table 1 Characteristics of newborns assessed for hypoglycemia in Northern Uganda

From: Prevalence and factors associated with neonatal hypoglycemia in Northern Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study

Variable	Frequency (n = 1416)	Percentage
Mother’s age
≤ 19	369	26.1
20-30	760	53.7
> 30	287	20.3
Mother’s education
None	184	13
Primary	1107	78.2
Secondary	107	7.6
Tertiary	18	1.3
Father’s education
None	25	1.8
Primary	843	59.5
Secondary	347	24.5
Tertiary	77	5.4
Missing	124	8.8
Parity
≤ 1	637	45
2-4	484	34.2
> 4	295	20.8
Place of birth
Home	464	32.8
Health facility	951	67.2
Missing	1	0.1
Cesarean section
No	1380	97.5
Yes	36	2.5
Marital status
Single	124	8.8
Married	1292	91.2
Electricity
No	1262	89.1
Yes	154	10.9
Delayed or no cry
No	1347	95.1
Yes	69	4.9
Birth weight
Normal	1153	81.4
Low birth weight	75	5.3
Missing	188	13.3
Phone in home
No	623	44
Yes	793	56
Wealth index
Poorest	286	20.2
2	349	24.6
3	268	18.9
4	243	17.2
Richest	270	19.1
Oxygen administered
No	1402	99.0
Yes	13	0.9
Missing	1	0.1
Bathed baby in first 24 h
No	591	41.7
Yes	820	57.9
Missing	5	0.4
Maternal antenatal BMI
< 18.5	11	0.8
18.5-24.9	1174	83.7
25-29.9	194	13.7
≥ 30	24	1.7
Missing	13	0.9
Maternal hyperglycemia
No	1393	98.4
Yes	23	1.6
Breastfeeding initiation
Late	530	37.4
Early	876	61.9
Missing	10	0.7

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