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. 2015 Jan 30;10(1):e0116609. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116609

Table 1. Sociodemographics and reproductive characteristics of the study population.

Characteristic Participants (N = 1521) Childhood Physical or Sexual Abuse
Yes
No
(N = 1056)
(N = 465)
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