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. 2024 Oct 28;24:2982. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-20388-x

Table 1.

Characteristics of the study population, Montreuil (France) 2021-2022

Women who gave effective contact information Men who were actually contacted
N % or [IQR] N % or [IQR]
Sociodemographic characteristics
Population size 3038 100% 2516 100%
Of which foreign-born 1590 52·3% 1490 59·2%
Age (years) 31 [28-35] 35 [30-40]
 [18-24] 345 11·3% 116 4·6%
 [25-29] 897 29·5% 391 15·5%
 [30-34] 1029 33·9% 744 29·6%
 [35-39] 604 19·9% 609 24·2%
 40 and over 163 5·4% 656 26·1%
Region of birth
 Mainland France 1401  46·1% 986  39·2%
 French overseas departments and territories 47  1·5% 40  1·6%
 European Union and United Kingdom (EU-UK) 126  4·1% 95  3·8%
 Subsaharan Africa 603  19·9% 633  25·1%
 Asia 143   4·7% 152  6·0%
 North Africa and Middle East 555 18·3% 480 19·1%
 Latin America and the Caribbean 70 2·3% 60 2·4%
 Non EU-UK Europe, North America, Australia 93 3·1% 70 2·8%
Length of residence in France (for foreign-born)a
 < 7 years 818 51·5% 413 28·7%
 >=7 years 769 48·5% 1024 71·3%
Main reason for coming to France (in foreign-born)b,c
 Find a job, seek a better life 263 16·6%
 Join her husband 678 42·8%
 Join another member of the family 412 26·0%
 Study 129 8·1%
 Threatened in her country 92 5·8%
 Disease 11 0·7%
Education leveld
 None/Primary or koranic school 272 9·0% 283 11·6%
 Secondary 1274 42·0% 1301 53·1%
 University 1483 49·0% 864 35·3%
Living conditions
Administrative statuse
 French nationality 1713 56·4% 1350 53·7%
 Regular EU status 182 6·0% 158 6·3%
 10 years residence card 420 13·8% 439 17·5%
 >= 1 year residence permit 314 10·3% 256 10·2%
 < 1 year residence permit or receipt 103 3·4% 40 1·6%
 No residence permit 306 10·1% 270 10·7%
Health insurance coveragef
 No 145 4·8% 161 6·5%
 State Medical Assistance (SMA) 200 6·6% 124 5·0%
 Basic Health Insurance 262 8·6% 278 11·1%
 Complete Health Insurance 2431 80·0% 1933 77·4%
Housing conditionsb,g
 Personal housing (owner or tenant, including social lease) 2573 84·8%
 Hosted by family 324 10·7%
 Hosted by associations 19 0·6%
 Hosted in residence for asylum seekers or migrant hostel 25 0·8%
 No housing or overnight stay in social hostel 95 3·1%
Employment status (excluding the pregnancy period for women)h
 Non-precarious employment 1376  45·3% 1664  66·9%
 Precarious employment 147  4·8% 433  17·4%
 Education or training 90 3·0% 30 1·2%
 Parental leave 39 1·3% 0 0%
 Unemployment 1385 45·6% 360 14·5%
Couple’s characteristics
Marital statusi
 No formal union 842 27·8%
 Civil, religious or traditional formal union 2190 72·2%
Cohabitationj
 No or not really 271 8·9%
 Yes 2763 91·1%
Couple durationk
 Not really together 27 0·9%
 < 1 year 120 4·0%
 1-3 years 622 20·6%
 4-10 years 1445 48·0%
 Over 10 years 799 26·5%
Children already born
 Woman’s first child 1016 33·4%
 The woman has children but only with other father(s) 190 6·3%
 The couple already have children 1832 60·3%
Couple discussion about HIV and STIsl
 Never, or the mother doesn't remember 1933 64·2%
 Yes 1076 35·8%
Woman's knowledge of having been screened for HIVm
 Never screened or doesn't know 397 13·2%
 Screened before current pregnancy 2167 71·8%
 First screening during this pregnancy 452 15·0%
Woman’s knowledge of father's possible HIV testn
 Never screened or doesn't know 1686 55·9%
 Already screened 1330 44·1%
Woman's prognosis of father's attendanceo
 Thinks he won’t attend FPPC 166 5·5%
 Doesn't know if he will 490 16·2%
 Thinks he will attend 2376 78·4%

Data are n (%) or median [interquartile range]

aData missing for 3 women and 53 men

bData only collected for women

cData missing for 5 women

dData missing for 9 women and 68 men

eData missing for 3 men

fData missing for 20 men

gData missing for 2 women

hData missing for 1 woman and 29 men 

iData missing for 6 couples

jData missing for 4 couples

kData missing for 25 couples

lData missing for 29 couples

m22 women did not respond

n22 women did not respond

o6 women did not respond