Table 1. General characteristics of women aged 30 to 49 years old from the obstetrics area of the La Rinconada Healthcare center.

General characteristics		n	%
Age a		37.0 (33.0-43.0)
	30-39 years	171	62.2
	40-49 years	104	37.8
Education level
	Higher education	166	60.4
	Secondary school	63	22.9
	Primary school	3	1.1
	No education	43	15.6
Marital status
	Married	184	66.9
	Single	44	16.0
	Cohabitant	39	14.2
	Widow	8	2.9
Place of origin
	Metropolitan Lima	154	56.0
	Rest of the coast	28	10.2
	Jungle	18	6.5
	Abroad	75	27.3
Religion
	Catholic	181	65.8
	Evangelist	15	5.5
	Jehovah’s Witness	3	1.1
	Other b	76	27.6
Proximity to healthcare center
	31 min or more	134	48.7
	11 to 30 min	122	44.4
	1 to 10 min	19	6.9
Employment status
	Full-time job	29	10.5
	Part-time job	50	18.2
	Housewife	196	71.3
Total		275	100.0

^a Median and interquartile range, quantitative variable without normal distribution (Kolmogorov Smirnov test p<0.001).

^b Includes those who stated that they did not practice any religion.