Research Article

Fetal Rhesus D Genotyping and Sex Determination from Maternal Plasma of Rhesus D-Negative Antenatal Population: The Usefulness of Conventional Polymerase Chain Reaction in Resource-limited Settings

Table 1

Demographic and obstetric characteristics of the study participants.

VariableFrequency (n = 30)Percentage (%)

Maternal age (years)28.0 (25.0–31.0)
 <25516.7
 25–301756.7
 31–35826.7
 >35

Gestational age (weeks)33.0 (12.0–39.0)
 First26.7
 Second413.3
 Third2480
 Parity1 (0–2)
 Gravidity2 (1–3)

Marital status
 Married2273.3
 Single826.7

Educational status
 No formal education13.3
 Basic723.3
 Secondary1653.3
 Tertiary620

Data are presented as median (interquartile range).