Table 2.
Socioeconomic, demographic, reproductive, behavioral, and morbidity characteristics of women having given birth
| Variables | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Predisposing characteristics | ||
| Maternal age (years) | ||
| < 20 | 945 | 18.7 |
| 20 – 34 | 3,733 | 73.7 |
| ≥ 35 | 389 | 7.6 |
| Parity | ||
| 1 | 2,412 | 47.6 |
| 2 – 4 | 2,480 | 48.9 |
| ≥ 5 | 175 | 3.5 |
| Maternal schooling (years)* | ||
| 0 – 4 | 230 | 4.6 |
| 5 – 8 | 1,129 | 22.3 |
| 9 – 11 | 2,935 | 58.1 |
| ≥ 12 | 759 | 15.0 |
| Marital status | ||
| No companion | 964 | 19.0 |
| Married | 1,106 | 21.8 |
| Consensual union | 2,997 | 59.2 |
| Mother’s skin color* | ||
| White | 932 | 18.7 |
| Black | 644 | 12.8 |
| Mulatto | 3,419 | 68.5 |
| Family head | ||
| Mother | 470 | 9.3 |
| Others | 4,597 | 90.7 |
| Enabling resources | ||
| Monthly per capita family income in minimum wages | ||
| ≥1 | 1,804 | 35.6 |
| ≥0.5 to <1 | 1,424 | 28.1 |
| <0.5 | 929 | 18.3 |
| Missing | 910 | 18.0 |
| Category of prenatal care * | ||
| Private | 908 | 18.3 |
| Public | 4,052 | 81.7 |
| Coverage by the family health program | ||
| Yes | 1,606 | 31.7 |
| No | 3,461 | 68.3 |
| Need | ||
| Hypertension before and during pregnancy* | ||
| Yes | 908 | 17.9 |
| No | 4,158 | 82.1 |
| Diabetes before or during pregnancy* | ||
| Yes | 115 | 2.3 |
| No | 4,948 | 97.7 |
| Previous pregnancy loss | ||
| Yes | 1,177 | 23.2 |
| No | 3,890 | 76.8 |
| Previous preterm birth | ||
| Yes | 726 | 14.4 |
| No | 4,321 | 85.6 |
| Maternal smoking during pregnancy | ||
| Yes | 204 | 4.0 |
| No | 4,863 | 96.0 |
| Alcohol consumption during pregnancy | ||
| Yes | 734 | 14.5 |
| No | 4.333 | 85.5 |
São Luís, Brazil, 2010.
*Totals for these variables vary because of missing values.