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. 2015 Feb 26;9:8. doi: 10.1186/s13031-015-0035-8

Table 1.

Description of participant population, n = 420

All women (n = 420)
# (%)
Registered with UNHCR
Yes 277 (66.0)
No 143 (34.0)
Age (years)
14–18 29 (6.9)
19–26 208 (49.5)
27–34 139 (33.1)
35–42 44 (10.5)
Education
None 63 (15.0)
Elementary 246 (58.7)
Secondary 95 (22.7)
University 15 (3.6)
Unknown 1 (0.002)
Length of pregnancy
First trimester 121 (28.9)
Second trimester 139 (33.2)
Third trimester 114 (27.2)
>40 weeks 44 (10.5)
Don’t know 2 (0.4)
Length of time in Lebanon
<1 month 48 (11.4)
1–2.9 months 54 (12.9)
3–5.9 months 85 (20.2)
6–11.9 months 148 (35.2)
12–17.9 months 54 (12.9)
18–23.9 months 22 (5.2)
>24 months 9 (2.1)
Type of accommodation
Hosted/Sheltered 93 (22.1)
Rented apartment 226 (53.8)
Tent/Squatting 101 (24.1)
Geographic location
Beirut and Mount Lebanon 154 (36.7)
Bekaa 132 (31.4)
South Lebanon 95 (22.6)
North Lebanon 39 (9.3)
Mean S.D.
People per accommodation 4.62 3.26
Children under 5 in Home 1.65 2.00