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Table 1 Demographics for DRC Site compared to AFRINEST study population

From: Simplified antibiotic regimens for treating neonates and young infants with severe infections in the Democratic Republic of Congo: a comparative efficacy trial

 

DRC Site

AFRINEST Study Population

N = 574

n = 3564

Maternal age (years)

 Mean (SD)

25.0 (6.4)

25.9 (5.8)

  < 20 years

122 (21%)

440 (12%)

  ≥ 20 years

385 (67%)

1969 (84%)

 Not known

67 (12%)

110 (3%)

Maternal education (years)

 No formal school attendance

271 (47%)

625 (18%)

  < 12

292 (51%)

2025 (57%)

  ≥ 12

11 (2%)

896 (25%)

 unknown

0 (0%)

10 (< 1%)

Cooking place and fuel (n)

 Indoor with solid fuel

315 (55%)

1534 (43%)

 Outdoor with solid fuel

259 (45%)

771 (22%)

 No solid fuel

0

1279 (36%)

Had at least 1 antenatal care visit (n)

 Yes

555 (97%)

3371 (95%)

 No

19 (3%)

184 (5%)

 Not known

0

9 (< 1%)

Number of previous live births

 1

145 (25%)

847 (24%)

 2–3

231 (40%)

1377 (39%)

  > 4

198 (35%)

1342 (38%)

 Not known

0

8 (< 1%)