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Table 2 Characteristics of infants of mothers who completed and did not complete referral

From: Assessment of the uptake of neonatal and young infant referrals by community health workers to public health facilities in an urban informal settlement, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Characteristics of infants

Referral completed (n = 104)

Referral not completed (n = 6)

Gender

 Male

52 (50)

2 (33.3)

 Female

52 (50)

4 (66.7)

Age at interview

 < 6weeks

8 (7.7)

1 (16.7)

 6 weeks - 9 weeks

9 (8.9)

1 (16.7)

 10 weeks −13 weeks

6 (5.7)

1 (16.7)

 14 weeks −16 weeks

5 (4.8)

1 (16.7)

 > 16 weeks

76 (73.0)

2 (33.3)

Age at first referral

 Less than 2weeks

22 (21.1)

2 (33.3)

 2–4 weeks

41 (39.4)

3 (50)

 5–8 weeks

32 (30.8)

0

 9–12 weeks

7 (6.7)

1 (16.7)

 Do not know

2 (1.9)

0

Alive at time of interview

 Alive

98 (94.2)

6 (100)

 Died

6 (5.8)

0

Breastfed in the 24 hours before the interview

 Yes

38 (36.5)

4 (66.7)

 No

60 (57.7)

2 (33.3)

 Missing

6 (5.8)

0 (0)

  1. Data are number (%).