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Table 2 Characteristics of women and neonates included in the consented and not consented

From: Intermittent fetal heart rate monitoring using a fetoscope or hand held Doppler in rural Tanzania: a randomized controlled trial

Characteristics

Consented

n = 2684

Not consented

n = 3447

P-value

Maternal Age (Years)

Mean ± SD

25.8 ± 5.7

26.4 ± 6.6

 

Maternal Gravida

1

1286 (47.9)

1603 (46.5)

0.274

2 to 5

975 (36.3)

1276 (37.0)

0.577

> 5

423 (15.8)

568 (16.5)

0.449

Gestational Age (Weeks)

Mean ± SD

38.3 ± 1.5

37.8 ± 1.4

 

> 40

95 (3.5)

101 (2.9)

0.179

Gender

Male

1471 (56.0)

1824 (53.6)

0.141

Female

1213 (44.0)

1623 (46.4)

 

Birth Weight (Grams)

Mean ± SD

3356 ± 463

33,804 ± 455

 

< 2500

108 (4.0)

180 (5.2)

0.028

≥ 2500

2576 (96.0)

3267 (94.8)

 
  1. Values given are n (%) unless otherwise stated