Characteristic, n (%) | Argentina | Guatemala | Kenya | Zambia | Belgaum, India | Nagpur, India | Pakistan |
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Number of live births | 7,888 | 26,022 | 33,724 | 26,272 | 77,440 | 38,303 | 38,890 |
MATERNAL | |||||||
Maternal age, y | |||||||
Mean (SD) | 24.5 (6.6) | 26.1 (6.6) | 24.2 (5.6) | 24.7 (6.6) | 22.7 (3.0) | 23.5 (2.9) | 27.6 (4.8) |
< 20 | 2,156 (27) | 4,299 (17) | 7,308 (22) | 6,633 (25) | 7,377 (10) | 750 (2) | 1,446 (4) |
20–35 | 5,114 (65) | 19,034 (73) | 24,970 (74) | 17,528 (67) | 69,860 (90) | 37,419 (98) | 35,150 (91) |
> 35 | 587 (7) | 2,675 (10) | 1,391 (4) | 2,060 (8) | 129 (< 1) | 106 (< 1) | 2,149 (6) |
Maternal education - highest level | |||||||
No formal schooling | 201 (3) | 4,828 (19) | 1,013 (3) | 2,691 (10) | 15,758 (21) | 1,169 (3) | 32,284 (83) |
Primary | 4,893 (63) | 16,343 (63) | 23,937 (71) | 14,328 (55) | 25,497 (33) | 6,604 (17) | 2,917 (8) |
Secondary | 2,617 (33) | 4,563 (18) | 7,479 (22) | 8,608 (33) | 28,432 (37) | 22,752 (59) | 2,234 (6) |
University | 117 (1) | 277 (1) | 1,248 (4) | 468 (2) | 7,154 (9) | 7,731 (20) | 1,287 (3) |
One or more antenatal visit | |||||||
Yes | 7,445 (95) | 25,582 (98) | 32,838 (97) | 26,139 (100) | 77,186 (100) | 38,259 (100) | 32,842 (85) |
No | 357 (5) | 411 (2) | 867 (3) | 111 (< 1) | 56 (< 1) | 16 (< 1) | 5,908 (15) |
DELIVERY | |||||||
Mode of delivery | |||||||
Vaginal | 5,072 (64) | 20,596 (79) | 33,195 (98) | 25,976 (99) | 66,242 (86) | 30,625 (80) | 35,584 (92) |
Cesarean section | 2,813 (36) | 5,425 (21) | 529 (2) | 296 (1) | 11,198 (14) | 7,678 (20) | 3,304 (8) |
Location of delivery | |||||||
Hospital | 7,805 (99) | 11,534 (44) | 4,524 (13) | 3,368 (13) | 52,519 (68) | 26,131 (68) | 10,679 (27) |
Clinic/health center | 18 (< 1) | 1,307 (5) | 10,054 (30) | 13,131 (50) | 20,352 (26) | 10,699 (28) | 9,932 (26) |
Home | 36 (< 1) | 13,131 (50) | 18,885 (56) | 9,501 (36) | 4,234 (5) | 1,454 (4) | 18,075 (46) |
Other | 24 (< 1) | 50 (< 1) | 260 (1) | 272 (1) | 297 (< 1) | 17 (< 1) | 187 (< 1) |
Clean razor used to cut cord | |||||||
Yes | 7,845 (100) | 16,171 (68) | 33,587 (100) | 25,791 (99) | 75,907 (100) | 38,047 (100) | 38,451 (99) |
No | 24 (< 1) | 7,522 (32) | 130 (< 1) | 281 (1) | 274 (< 1) | 108 (< 1) | 393 (1) |
Birth attendant used new gloves | |||||||
Yes | 7,840 (100) | 25,457 (99) | 33,189 (98) | 25,814 (99) | 75,140 (97) | 37,383 (99) | 30,312 (78) |
No | 33 (< 1) | 303 (1) | 528 (2) | 246 (1) | 1,955 (3) | 472 (1) | 8,530 (22) |
NEONATAL | |||||||
Multiple birth | |||||||
Yes | 104 (1) | 347 (1) | 769 (2) | 430 (2) | 1,067 (1) | 565 (1) | 796 (2) |
No | 7,767 (99) | 25,675 (99) | 32,953 (98) | 25,842 (98) | 76,367 (99) | 37,728 (99) | 38,065 (98) |
Infant sex | |||||||
Male | 4,071 (52) | 13,254 (51) | 17,092 (51) | 13,830 (53) | 40,211 (52) | 19,966 (52) | 20,369 (52) |
Female | 3,810 (48) | 12,764 (49) | 16,632 (49) | 12,431 (47) | 37,227 (48) | 18,333 (48) | 18,509 (48) |
Birth weight, g | |||||||
< 1500 | 64 (1) | 155 (1) | 61 (< 1) | 96 (< 1) | 612 (1) | 355 (1) | 257 (1) |
1500–2499 | 399 (5) | 3,228 (12) | 892 (3) | 1,212 (5) | 9,806 (13) | 5,439 (14) | 5,579 (14) |
2500–2999 | 1,384 (18) | 10,151 (39) | 6,607 (20) | 6,854 (26) | 38,785 (50) | 22,551 (59) | 15,019 (39) |
3000–3499 | 3,121 (40) | 9,375 (36) | 15,605 (46) | 12,104 (46) | 23,434 (30) | 8,525 (22) | 13,649 (35) |
3500+ | 2,920 (37) | 3,113 (12) | 10,559 (31) | 6,006 (23) | 4,803 (6) | 1,433 (4) | 4,386 (11) |
Infant breastfed within 1 h of delivery | |||||||
Yes | 7,054 (90) | 19,319 (75) | 27,867 (83) | 24,037 (92) | 63,425 (85) | 32,786 (86) | 9,492 (24) |
No | 770 (10) | 6,608 (25) | 5,818 (17) | 2,108 (8) | 10,987 (15) | 5,344 (14) | 29,357 (76) |