Table 1.
Characteristics of reproductive women with chronic medical conditions ages 18-50 (n=450)
| n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Currently using family planning | ||
| Yes | 138 (30.7) | |
| No | 312 (69.3) | |
| Types of medical condition* | ||
| Hypertension | 245 (54.5) | |
| Diabetes | 240 (53.3) | |
| Connective tissue diseases | 51 (11.3) | |
| Heart disease | 19 (4.2) | |
| Reproductive history | ||
| History of perinatal death | ||
| Yes | 35 (7.8) | |
| No | 415 (92.2) | |
| Have children | ||
| Yes | 412 (91.6) | |
| No | 38 (8.4) | |
| Number of children (among those who have children, n=412) | ||
| 1 | 47 (11.4) | |
| 2 | 81 (19.6) | |
| 3 | 87 (21.1) | |
| 4 | 89 (21.6) | |
| 5 or more | 108 (26.2) | |
| Type of health facility attended | ||
| Hospital | 139 (30.9) | |
| Health clinics | 311 (69.1) | |
| Sociodemographic variables | ||
| Age | ||
| 18-30 | 59 (13.1) | |
| 31-40 | 138 (30.7) | |
| 41-50 | 253 (56.2) | |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Malay | 378 (84.0) | |
| Non-Malay | 72 (16.0) | |
| Employment status | ||
| Working | 209 (46.4) | |
| Housewife | 241 (53.6) | |
| Education (Finished secondary school) | ||
| Yes | 355 (78.9) | |
| No | 95 (21.2) | |
*
Total percentage is more than 100% because some of the women have more than one medical condition