Table 1.
Demographic and socioeconomic characteristic distribution in the total study population and according to reproductive outcome – DHS/2006, Brazil
| Characteristics |
Total population |
Spontaneous abortion |
Stillbirth |
All deaths
a
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n b | % ± (SE) | % ± (SE) | % ± (SE) | % ± (SE) | |
|
Age | |||||
| 15-19 |
448 |
8.8 (0.8) |
8.4 (1.7) |
2.4 (1.3) |
10.6 (2.1) |
| 20-24 |
1726 |
30.3 (1.2) |
6.9 (1.2) |
1.2 (0.5) |
7.9 (1.2) |
| 25-29 |
1733 |
25.4 (1.0) |
5.6 (0.9) |
1.4 (0.4) |
6.9 (1.0) |
| 30-34 |
1215 |
17.7 (1.0) |
7.4 (1.3) |
0.7 (0.3) |
8.1 (1.3) |
| 35-39 |
678 |
11.1 (0.8) |
11.1 (2.4) |
1.7 (0.9) |
12.6 (2.5) |
| ≥ 40 |
382 |
6.8 (0.7) |
15.1 (3.2) |
3.2 (2.0) |
17.9 (3.5) |
|
Area of residence | |||||
| Urban |
4063 |
79.6 (1.6) |
8.1 (0.8) |
1.2 (0.3) |
9.0 (1.2) |
| Rural |
2119 |
20.5 (1.6) |
6.8 (1.2) |
2.4 (0.7) |
9.2 (0.8) |
|
Schooling (years) | |||||
| 0 |
205 |
2.7 (0.4) |
2.9 (2.0) |
6.5 (4.2) |
9.2 (4.4) |
| 1-4 |
1424 |
19.0 (1.3) |
6.0 (1.2) |
1.7 (0.7) |
7.6 (1.3) |
| 5-8 |
2215 |
35.7 (1.4) |
7.9 (1.0) |
1.5 (0.4) |
9.3 (1.1) |
| 9-11 |
1911 |
35.4 (1.5) |
8.1 (1.1) |
0.7 (0.2) |
8.7 (1.1) |
| 12+ |
380 |
7.2 (0.8) |
11.9 (2.7) |
1.9 (1.4) |
13.6 (3.1) |
|
Skin color | |||||
| White |
2093 |
33.9 (1.4) |
6.9 (0.9) |
1.3 (0.5) |
8.1 (1.0) |
| Brown |
3068 |
49.5 (1.6) |
7.4 (1.0) |
1.8 (0.4) |
9.1 (1.0) |
| Black |
620 |
11.0 (1.1) |
11.5 (2.1) |
0.9 (0.5) |
12.3 (2.1) |
| Other |
329 |
5.6 (0.7) |
10.7 (3.3) |
0.1 (0.1) |
10.8 (3.3) |
|
Parity | |||||
| 0-1 |
1944 |
38.3 (1.4) |
12.8 (1.4) |
1.9 (0.5) |
14.5 (1.4) |
| 2-3 |
3070 |
51.2 (1.4) |
4.9 (0.7) |
1.1 (0.4) |
6.0 (0.7) |
| ≥ 4 |
1168 |
10.5 (0.6) |
3.8 (1.1) |
1.0 (0.4) |
4.8 (1.1) |
|
Marital status | |||||
| Single |
337 |
5.5 (0.8) |
9.0 (2.9) |
2.4 (1.2) |
11.1 (3.0) |
| Married |
5157 |
85.2 (1.1) |
7.8 (0.7) |
1.5 (0.3) |
9.1 (0.8) |
| Widowed |
38 |
0.6 (0.2) |
3.1 (2.6) |
0.6 (0.6) |
3.6 (2.8) |
| Divorced |
646 |
8.7 (0.8) |
8.0 (1.7) |
0.4 (0.2) |
8.3 (1.7) |
|
Smoking Status | |||||
| Yes |
1,000 |
16.3 (1.0) |
10.2 (1.8) |
1.8 (0.9) |
11.8 (1.8) |
| No |
5,182 |
86.7 (1.0) |
7.4 (0.7) |
1.4 (0.3) |
8.6 (0.7) |
|
Income
c
| |||||
| 1st Quartile (0–270) |
1325 |
22.0 (1.4) |
6.1 (1.0) |
2.2 (0.8) |
8.2 (1.2) |
| 2nd Quartile (271–500) |
1521 |
26.4 (1.6) |
6.4 (1.1) |
2.2 (0.7) |
8.5 (1.1) |
| 3rd Quartile (501–972) |
1187 |
21.6 (1.1) |
8.3 (1.4) |
1.3 (0.6) |
9.5 (1.5) |
| 4th Quartile (≥ 973) | 1406 | 30.0 (1.7) | 10.3 (1.7) | 0.5 (0.3) | 10.8 (1.7) |
aAbortions and Stillbirths bn = real sample values. cValue in reais (in 2006–07, US$ 0.47 per real). SE Standard Error.