Table 1. Sociodemographics and reproductive characteristics of the study population.
Characteristic | Participants (N = 1521) |
Childhood Physical or Sexual Abuse
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Yes
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No
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(N = 1056)
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(N = 465)
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P value | |||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Age (years)* | 28.0 ± 6.2 | 28.3 ± 6.2 | 27.3 ± 6.2 | <0.01 | |||
Age (years) | |||||||
18–20 | 88 | 5.8 | 59 | 5.6 | 29 | 6.2 | 0.03 |
20–29 | 869 | 57.1 | 579 | 54.8 | 290 | 62.4 | |
30–34 | 300 | 19.7 | 222 | 21.0 | 78 | 16.8 | |
≥35 | 264 | 17.4 | 196 | 18.6 | 68 | 14.6 | |
Education (years) | |||||||
≤6 | 68 | 4.5 | 47 | 4.5 | 21 | 4.5 | 0.93 |
7–12 | 852 | 56.0 | 588 | 55.7 | 264 | 56.8 | |
>12 | 596 | 39.2 | 417 | 39.5 | 179 | 38.5 | |
Mestizo | 1143 | 75.2 | 788 | 74.6 | 355 | 76.3 | 0.41 |
Married/living with a partner | 1237 | 81.3 | 853 | 80.8 | 384 | 82.6 | 0.48 |
Employed | 660 | 43.4 | 461 | 43.7 | 199 | 42.8 | 0.74 |
Access to basic foods | |||||||
Very hard/hard | 281 | 18.5 | 216 | 20.5 | 65 | 14.0 | <0.01 |
Somewhat hard | 492 | 32.4 | 357 | 33.8 | 135 | 29.0 | |
Not very hard | 747 | 49.1 | 482 | 45.6 | 265 | 57.0 | |
Nulliparous | 765 | 50.3 | 503 | 47.6 | 262 | 56.3 | <0.01 |
Planned pregnancy | 640 | 42.1 | 435 | 41.2 | 205 | 44.1 | 0.53 |
Gestational age at interview* | 9.8 ± 3.4 | 9.8 ± 3.3 | 9.6 ± 3.4 | 0.15 | |||
Self-reported health status in last year | |||||||
Good | 1043 | 68.6 | 690 | 65.3 | 353 | 75.9 | |
Poor | 453 | 29.8 | 349 | 33.1 | 104 | 22.4 | |
Self-reported health status during pregnancy | |||||||
Good | 483 | 31.8 | 313 | 29.6 | 170 | 36.6 | 0.01 |
Poor | 990 | 65.1 | 709 | 67.1 | 281 | 60.4 | |
Depression** | 442 | 29.1 | 352 | 33.3 | 90 | 19.4 | <0.01 |
Any lifetime sexual or physical abuse by intimate partner | |||||||
No | 927 | 61.0 | 582 | 55.1 | 345 | 74.2 | <0.01 |
Yes | 594 | 39.1 | 474 | 44.9 | 120 | 25.8 |
Due to missing data, percentages may not add up to 100%.
*mean ± SD (standard deviation)
** Depression is defined as a score ≥10 on PHQ-9 scale