Table 1 Characteristics of mothers and newborns
From: Research: Prevalence of neural tube defects Khartoum, Sudan August 2014–July 2015
Characteristics | Cases | |
|---|---|---|
N | % | |
Gender | ||
Male | 47 | 45.6 |
Female | 56 | 54.4 |
Total | 103 | 100.0 |
Parity | ||
PG | 20 | 19.4 |
Multipra | 57 | 55.3 |
Para II | 13 | 12.6 |
POT I | 1 | 1.0 |
Grand multipra | 12 | 11.7 |
Total | 103 | 100.0 |
Received folic acid | ||
Yes | 68 | 66.0 |
No | 35 | 34.0 |
Total | 103 | 100.0 |
Timing | ||
Preconception | 2 | 2.9 |
After conception | 66 | 97.1 |
Total | 68 | 100.0 |