Table 1.
Demographic factors
| Characteristics | Asylum seekers (n = 344) |
Dutch population (n = 2323) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, yearsa | |||
| Median | 26 | 29 | 0.000 |
| Range | 14–42 | 15–45 | |
| Adolescent pregnancy | 30 (8.7) | 48 (2.1) | 0.000 |
| Country of originb | |||
| Netherlands | 2323 (100) | ||
| Syria | 75 (21.8) | ||
| Eritrea | 65 (18.9) | ||
| Middle east | 75 (21.8) | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 50 (14.5) | ||
|
Eastern Europe and the former Republic of Yugoslavia |
43 (12.5) | ||
| Other | 18 (5.2) | ||
| Parity | 0.000 | ||
| Nulliparous | 170 (49.4) | 1141 (49.1) | |
| Low multiparous (1,2,3) | 153 (44.5) | 1147 (49.4) | |
| Grand multipara (≥4) | 21 (6.1) | 35 (1.5) | |
Data are expressed as n (%) except where otherwise indicated
aMissing data: 1 from the Dutch population
bMissing data: 18 (5.2) from asylum seekers