Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of pregnant refugees and migrants enrolled to SMRU antenatal clinics
| Characteristics | Total |
Refugee |
Migrant |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 199 | Maela |
Maw Ker Thai |
Wang Pha |
|
| N = 78 | N = 58 | N = 63 | ||
| Age in years, mean ± SD (range) | 26 ± 7 (16–46) | 26 ± 7 (17–46) | 26 ± 9 (16–43) | 26 ± 6 (17–43) |
| ≥ 35 years of age, % (n) | 16.6 (33) | 14.1 (11) | 25.9 (15) | 11.1 (7) |
| Gravidity, median (range) | 2 (1–12) | 2 (1–12) | 2 (1–7) | 2 (1–9) |
| Parity, median (range) | 1 (0–8) | 1 (0–8) | 1 (0–6) | 1 (0–7) |
| Parity ≥ 3, % (n) | 22.1 (44) | 20.5 (16) | 29.3 (17) | 17.5 (11) |
| Primigravidae, % (n) | 35.7 (71) | 38.5 (30) | 34.5 (20) | 33.3 (21) |
| Poor obstetric history,* % (n)† | 41.4 (53/128) | 37.5 (18/48) | 42.1 (16/38) | 45.2 (19/42) |
| Literate (self-reported), % (n) | 57.3 (114) | 62.8 (49) | 63.8 (37) | 44.4 (28) |
| Soil-transmitted helminths in stool, % (n)‡ | 11.7 (23/197) | 19.7‡ (15/76) | 8.6 (5/58) | 4.8 (3/63) |
| Months current address, median (range) | 48 (1–468) | 108 (1–468§) | 12 (1–264) | 24 (1–384) |
| At current address > 1 year, % (n) | 66.8 (133) | 89.7 (70) | 48.3 (28) | 55.6 (35) |
| Ethnic/religious group, % (n) | ||||
| Karen | 60.8 (121) | 83.3 (65) | 36.2 (21) | 55.6 (35) |
| Muslim | 5.5 (11) | 14.1 (11) | 0 | 0 |
| Burman | 28.6 (57) | 1.3 (1) | 53.4 (31) | 39.7 (25) |
| Other∥ | 5.0 (10) | 1.3 (1) | 10.3 (6) | 4.8 (3) |
ANC = antenatal care; SMRU = Shoklo Malaria Research Unit; SD = standard deviation.
*
Poor obstetric outcome (miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death, or preterm labor in history).
†
Primigravida excluded.
‡
Two missing.
§
Maela camp was established 33 years ago (in 1984) and a small proportion of women who attend SMRU ANC in Maela refugee camp give an address outside the camp which explains the 468 months (39 year) maximum value.
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Mon, Kachin, Pa Oh.