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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 31.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2015 Feb;56(2):197–202. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2014.10.002

Table 1.

Sociodemographic and Reproductive Characteristics of the Study Population by Types of Childhood Abuse in Lima, Peru (N=1,499)

Characteristics No abuse (N=456) Physical abuse only (N=561) Sexual abuse only (N=116) Physical and sexual abuse (N=366)


n % n % n % n %
Age (years)* 27.4 ± 6.2 28.0 ± 6.2 27.9 ± 6.3 28.7 ± 6.2
Age (years)
 18–20 28 6.1 30 5.4 9 7.8 19 5.2
 20–29 285 62.5 318 56.7 66 56.9 188 51.4
 30–34 76 16.7 116 20.7 18 15.5 87 23.8
 ≥35 67 14.7 97 17.3 23 19.8 72 19.7
Education (years)
 ≤6 19 4.2 24 4.3 2 1.7 19 5.2
 7–12 260 57.0 308 54.9 62 53.5 211 57.7
 >12 176 38.6 228 40.6 50 43.1 135 36.9
Hispanic 351 77.0 425 75.8 90 77.6 266 72.7
Married/living with a partner 375 82.2 458 81.6 90 77.6 297 81.2
Nulliparous 256 56.1 274 48.8 62 53.5 161 44.0
Employed 195 42.8 243 43.3 53 45.7 157 42.9
Access to basic foods
 Very hard/hard 65 14.3 109 19.4 25 21.6 80 21.9
 Somewhat hard 132 29.0 169 30.1 42 36.2 143 39.1
 Not very hard 259 56.8 282 50.3 49 42.2 143 39.1
Planned pregnancy 202 44.3 249 44.4 44 37.9 137 37.4
Self-reported health status in last year
 Good 346 75.9 392 69.9 75 64.7 214 58.5
 Poor 102 22.4 162 28.9 39 33.6 144 39.3
Gestational age at interview* 9.6 ± 3.4 9.9 ± 3.4 9.5 ± 3.1 9.9 ± 3.4

Due to missing data, percentages may not add up to 100%

*

mean ± SD (standard deviation)