Table 1. Respondents’ characteristics and differences by parity and pregnancy intention.
Characteristics | Totala (n = 20,347) |
N (%) or Mean (SD) Pregnancy intention among primiparas |
P valueb |
N (%) or Mean (SD) Pregnancy intention among multiparas |
P valueb | ||
No (n = 1,788) |
Yes (n = 7,664) |
No (n = 7,399) |
Yes (n = 3,496) |
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Maternal characteristics | |||||||
Age at the time of pregnancy, years | 30.6 (5.0) | 31.0 (6.1) | 28.9 (4.8) | <0.001 | 32.6 (4.6) | 29.8 (4.4) | <0.001 |
Medical history | |||||||
No | 14,726 (72.6) | 1,190 (67.0) | 5,450 (71.3) | <0.001 | 5,446 (73.8) | 2,640 (75.8) | 0.026 |
Yes | 5,558 (27.4) | 586 (33.0) | 2,193 (28.7) | 1,935 (26.2) | 844 (24.2) | ||
Subjective health | |||||||
Good | 19,576 (96.3) | 1,669 (93.4) | 7,447 (97.2) | <0.001 | 7,066 (95.5) | 3,394 (97.1) | <0.001 |
Poor | 762 (3.8) | 118 (6.6) | 212 (2.8) | 332 (4.5) | 100 (2.9) | ||
Depression symptoms | |||||||
No | 15,363 (75.6) | 1,192 (66.8) | 5,756 (75.3) | <0.001 | 5,645 (76.4) | 2,770 (79.4) | <0.001 |
Yes | 4,947 (24.4) | 592 (33.2) | 1,888 (24.7) | 1,748 (23.6) | 719 (20.6) | ||
Residential characteristics | |||||||
Residential region | |||||||
Central | 12,784 (62.8) | 1,139 (63.7) | 4,880 (63.7) | 0.009 | 4,612 (62.3) | 2,153 (61.6) | 0.445 |
Coastal | 4,913 (24.2) | 463 (25.9) | 1,809 (23.6) | 1,797 (24.3) | 844 (24.1) | ||
Mountainous | 2,650 (13.0) | 186 (10.4) | 975 (12.7) | 990 (13.4) | 499 (14.3) | ||
Current evacuation | |||||||
No | 18,813 (93.9) | 1,628 (93.2) | 7,174 (94.8) | 0.009 | 6,804 (93.6) | 3,207 (93.2) | 0.331 |
Yes | 1,213 (6.1) | 119 (6.8) | 396 (5.2) | 462 (6.4) | 236 (6.9) | ||
Living with husband | |||||||
Yes | 19,058 (93.7) | 1,469 (82.2) | 7,238 (94.4) | <0.001 | 7,000 (94.6) | 3,351 (95.9) | 0.005 |
No | 1,289 (6.3) | 319 (17.8) | 426 (5.6) | 399 (5.4) | 145 (4.2) | ||
Obstetrical and parenting characteristics | |||||||
Infertility treatment | |||||||
No | 19,069 (94.0) | 1,611 (90.7) | 7,030 (92.0) | 0.068 | 7,115 (96.4) | 3,313 (95.1) | 0.001 |
Yes | 1,212 (6.0) | 165 (9.3) | 609 (8.0) | 267 (3.6) | 171 (4.9) | ||
Satisfaction with obstetrical care | |||||||
Yes | 17,341 (85.4) | 1,425 (80.0) | 6,542 (85.5) | <0.001 | 6,315 (85.5) | 3,059 (87.7) | 0.002 |
No | 2,971 (14.6) | 357 (20.0) | 1,109 (14.5) | 1,075 (14.6) | 430 (12.3) | ||
Maternal confidence | |||||||
Yes | 9,007 (44.8) | 521 (29.6) | 2,698 (35.6) | <0.001 | 3,957 (54.1) | 1,831 (52.8) | 0.234 |
No | 11,109 (55.2) | 1,237 (70.4) | 4,873 (64.4) | 3,364 (46.0) | 1,635 (47.2) | ||
Infant characteristics | |||||||
Sex | |||||||
Boy | 10,414 (51.4) | 889 (50.0) | 3,933 (51.5) | 0.251 | 3,785 (51.4) | 1,807 (51.8) | 0.636 |
Girl | 9,851 (48.6) | 888 (50.0) | 3,698 (48.5) | 3,586 (48.7) | 1,679 (48.2) | ||
Abnormalities at birthc | |||||||
No | 17,482 (87.6) | 1,461 (83.8) | 6,653 (88.4) | <0.001 | 6,331 (87.3) | 3,037 (88.3) | 0.124 |
Yes | 2,478 (12.4) | 283 (16.2) | 872 (11.6) | 922 (12.7) | 401 (11.7) |
SD, standard deviation.
aColumn proportions are shown for the total distribution.
bt-test was used for age and chi-squared tests were used for other categorical variables.
cInfant abnormalities at birth include preterm delivery (<37 gestational week), low birth weight (<2,500 g) and anomalies.