Table 2.
Socioeconomic and work characteristics of women with gestational trophoblastic disease and members of Facebook group of the Brazilian Association of gestational trophoblastic disease.
| Characteristics | Treated at reference centers (n=176) | Not treated at reference centers (n=180) | P value | |
| People living in the participant’s house besides her, mediana | .14b | |||
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≤1, n (%) | 67 (38.1) | 54 (30.0) | .27c |
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2-3, n (%) | 87 (49.4) | 100 (55.6) | —d |
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≥4, n (%) | 22 (12.5) | 26 (14.4) | — |
| Number of people contributing financially to the sustenance of participant’s home, mediane | .44b | |||
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≤ 2, n (%) | 160 (90.9) | 159 (88.3) | .43c |
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≥ 3, n (%) | 16 (9.1) | 21 (11.7) | — |
| Participants being paid for work during the treatment of gestational trophoblastic disease, n (%) | 115 (65.3) | 117 (65.0) | .95c | |
| Participants reporting some work difficulties to follow their treatment (N=232), n (%) | 9 (5.1) | 12 (6.7) | .53c | |
| Participants for whom vouchers or medical certificates have been refused, n (%) | 3 (1.7) | 2 (1.1) | .68f | |
| Participants experiencing pressure for social security leave, n (%) | 2 (1.1) | 4 (2.2) | .69f | |
| Participants facing financial reduction with significant impact on the monthly family budget, n (%) | 3 (1.7) | 5 (2.8) | .72f | |
| Participants’ educational level (n=356), n (%) | .009c | |||
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Elementary school | 12 (6.8) | 5 (2.8) | — |
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High school | 85 (48.3) | 65 (36.1) | — |
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University | 47 (26.7) | 57 (31.7) | — |
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Postgraduate education | 32 (18.2) | 53 (29.4) | — |
aInterquartile range: 2 (1-3).
bNonparametric Mann–Whitney test.
cChi-square test.
dNot applicable.
eInterquartile range: 2 (1-2).
fFisher exact test.