Table 1: Description of variables in the dataset on newborns at Kigali University Teaching Hospital (KUTH) during the period 01-January-2016 to 31-December-2016.

Variable Description Codes/Values/Unit Variable Description Codes/Values/Unit Variable Description Codes/Values/Unit
Variable Description Codes/Values/Unit
Age Age of parent 0 = under 20, 1 = 20 years old to 34 years old, 2 = 35 years old and above
Residence Indicator of the residential area of a parent 0 = rural, 1 = urban
Antecedents Indicator on whether a new born is the first or not 0 = Not the first new born, 1 = first newborn,
Abortion Indicator on whether a parent aborted previously 0 = not aborted, 1aborted once, 2 = aborted more than once
Childbirth Type of childbirth 0 = born using ventouse, 1 = born naturally, 2 = born after surgery
Gender Gender of a newborn 0 = female, 1 = male
Number Indicator of the number of births at a time 0 = singleton, 1 = multiple
APGAR Score of appearance, pulse, grimaces, activity and respiration of a newborn 0 = APGAR less than 4/10, 1 = APGAR from 4/10 to 6/10 to, 2 = APGAR greater or equal to 7/10
Weight Weight of a newborn 0 = under 2500 g, 1 = 2500 g to 4500 g, 2 = above 4500 g
Head Head circumference of a newborn 0 below 32 cm, 1 = 32 cm to 36 cm, 2 = above 36 cm
Height Height of a new born 0 = below 46 cm, 1=46 cm to 54 cm, 2 = above 54 cm
Time Time from recruitment to study termination Days
Event Indicator describing if death occurred during the study time or not 0 = censored, 1 = dead
Indicator on the rank of records per subject 1 = first record, 2 = second record