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. 2015 Sep-Oct;23(5):855–864. doi: 10.1590/0104-1169.0495.2624

Table 1. - Prevalence of PTSD and scores for symptoms of trait and state anxiety according to sociodemographic, behavioral and obstetric variables of pregnant women undergoing prenatal care in the CRSMRP-MATER clinic. Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil, 2013.

Variables n % PTSD* Trait anxiety Score State anxiety Score
n %
Age group (complete years)
15-19 78 21.8 15 19.2 41.6 43.6
20-29 186 52.0 33 17.7 39.0 41.7
30-39 88 24.6 13 14.8 37.4 43.2
40-49 6 1.6 0 0.0 34.0 41.5
Self-declared skin color
Non-white 135 37.7 44 32.6 40.0 43.4
White 223 62.3 17 7.6 37.8 40.9
Formal Education (years)
1-8 121 33.8 26 21.5 42.0 44.9
9-11 196 54.7 33 16.8 38.2 41.1
12 or more 40 11.2 2 5.0 34.8 41.5
Does not know 1 0.3 0 0.0 41.0 46.0
Religion
Yes 284 79.3 52 18.3 38.8 42.3
No 74 20.7 9 12.2 40.2 43.0
Marital status
Cohabiting 288 80.4 49 17.0 38.7 42.0
Has a partner, not cohabiting 45 12.6 3 6.7 39.5 42.7
Had a partner during pregnancy, not anymore 25 7.0 9 36.0 42.8 47.2
Paid occupation
Yes 153 42.7 24 15.7 38.7 42.4
No 205 57.3 37 18.0 39.4 42.5
Monthly family income (in monthly minimum wages)
One or less 44 12.3 12 27.3 41.0 43.1
Two-three 199 55.6 26 13.0 38.6 42.1
Four or more 54 15.1 9 16.7 36.0 41.9
Does not know 61 17.0 14 22.9 41.7 43.4
Habitual smoking
Yes 24 6.7 2 8.3 39.4 43.4
No 334 93.3 59 17.7 39.1 42.4
Alcohol consumption
Yes 42 11.7 9 21.4 41.7 44.9
No 316 88.3 52 16.4 38.8 42.1
Illicit drug use
Yes 3 0.8 0 0.0 43.0 48.0
No 355 99.2 61 17.2 39.1 42.4
Number of pregnancies
Primigravida 143 39.9 21 14.7 39.0 41.6
Multigravida 215 60.1 40 18.6 39.2 43.0
Parity
Nullipara 158 44.2 22 13.9 38.9 41.7
Primipara 110 30.7 22 20.0 39.2 43.2
Multipara 90 25.1 17 18.9 39.5 42.9
Living children
Yes 198 55.3 39 19.7 39.4 43.2
No 160 44.7 22 13.7 38.8 41.6
Planned pregnancy
Yes 134 37.4 27 20.1 38.3 40.6
No 224 62.6 34 15.2 39.6 43.6
IPV during pregnancy
Yes 63 17.6 24 38.1 48.0 48.4
No 295 82.4 37 12.5 37.2 41.2
Total 358 100 61 - - -

* Posttraumatic stress disorder.

† The reference monthly minimum wage for 2012 was BRL 622 and, for 2013, it was BRL 678.

‡ Intimate Partner Violence