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. 2024 Apr 28;10(9):e30090. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30090

Table 4.

Sociodemographic and reproductive characteristics of women attending PHCFs according to intervention or control groups.

Variable Intervention Group
Control Group

Mean(sd) Range Mean(sd) Range p
Age 32.2 (8.8) 18–49 32.1(8.9) 18–49 0.878a
Age at menarche (years) 12.7 (1.8) 7–19 12.7(1.7) 7–19 0.884b
Age at first intercourse (years) 16.7 (2.8) 6–32 17.2(3.1) 11–31 0.068a
Age at first pregnancy (years) 20.8 (4.8) 13–36 21.1(4.9) 12–39 0.577b
Number of pregnancies
2.4 (1.4)
0–7
1.8(1.2)
0–7
0.206b
Variable
n
%
n
%
p
Skin color 0.823c
White 65 28.1 71 30.5
Mixed 121 52.4 113 48.5
Black 37 16.0 43 18.5
Yellow 7 3.0 5 2.1
Indigenous 1 0.4 1 0.4
Lives with a partner 0.021d
No 55 23.8 78 33.5
Yes 176 76.2 155 66.5
Paid job 0.864d
No 135 58.4 138 59.2
Yes 96 41.6 95 40.7
Private health insurance 0.373d
No 186 80.5 195 83.7
Yes 45 19.5 38 16.3
Education 0.365d
Illiterate 33 14.3 30 12.8
Elementary 50 21.6 47 20.2
High school 136 58.9 134 57.5
Tertiary 12 5.2 22 9.4
Socioeconomic status 0.801c
High 29 12.5 32 13.7
Middle 170 73.6 162 69.5
Low 32 13.8 39 16.7
Previous pregnancy 0.667d
No 22 9.5 25 10.7
Yes 209 90.5 208 89.3
Previous abortion 0.846d
No 169 79.0 165 78.2
Yes 45 21.0 46 21.8
a

Two Sample.

b

Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney.

c

Fisher's Exact.

d

Pearson's Chi-square.