Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants.
From: Outcome of universal newborn hearing screening conducted in three referral hospitals in Cameroon
Characteristics | Frequency (N = 215) | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Maternal | ||
Age group | ||
Adolescent (≤ 19 years) | 26 | 12.1 |
Adult (> 19 years) | 189 | 87.9 |
Level of education | ||
Primary | 87 | 40.5 |
Secondary | 96 | 44.7 |
University | 22 | 10.1 |
None | 10 | 4.7 |
Occupation | ||
Employed | 153 | 71.2 |
Unemployed | 62 | 28.8 |
Neonatal | ||
Gender | ||
Male | 118 | 54.9 |
Female | 97 | 45.1 |
Term | ||
Preterm | 65 | 30.2 |
Term | 150 | 69.8 |
Birth weight | ||
Small for GA | 56 | 26.0 |
Appropriate for GA | 146 | 67.9 |
Large for GA | 13 | 6.1 |
