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Table 3 Effect intrapartum antibiotic exposure on weight at birth

From: Antibiotic use during pregnancy: a retrospective study of prescription patterns and birth outcomes at an antenatal clinic in rural Ghana

 

Birth Weight

 

N

Mean ± SD

Marital status

Married

298

3.02 ± 0.56 ***

Single

65

2.75 ± 0.53

Age group

≥19

55

2.75 ± 0.48 ***

20–30

242

2.95 ± 056

≤31

100

3.10 ± 0.57

Occupational status

Employed

287

3.00 ± 0.57 *

Student

43

2.75 ± 0.58

Unemployed

27

3.00 ± 0.47

Religion

Christian

324

2.98 ± 0.57

Muslim

23

2.82 ± 0.48

Traditional

8

2.88 ± 0.52

GRAVIDA

1–3

206

2.87 ± 0.51 ***

4 And Above

95

3.08 ± 0.57

Mode of delivery

Ceasarian section

103

2.96 ± 0.59

Vaginal delivery

297

2.96 ± 0.55

Antibiotic exposure

Yes

261

2.96 ± 0.58

No

139

2.97 ± 0.53

  1. Results represented as mean ± SD. * means p < 0.05, ***p < 0.001