Table 2.
Country of origin and pregnancy outcomes
Variables (n; %) |
Eritrean women (31; 28.2%) |
Nigerian women (61; 55.5%) |
Other Countries of origin (18; 16.3%) | p value | ||
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Eritrean vs Nigerian | Eritrean vs Other | Nigerian vs Other | ||||
Age; years (mean, SD) | 26 ± 7.4 | 24 ± 16.9 | 26 ± 20.7 | 0.231 | 0.223 | 0.321 |
Education; years (mean, SD) | 8 ± 4.6 | 6 ± 5.1 | 5 ± 4.1 | 0.046 | 0.001 | 0.113 |
Unmarried status; n (%) | 8 (26%) | 46 (75%) | 5 (28%) | <0.001 | 0.884 | <0.001 |
Children; n (%) | 13 (42%) | 14 (23%) | 2 (11%) | 0.060 | 0.002 | 0.118 |
Pregnancy at the arrival; n (%) | 25 (81%) | 14 (23%) | 11 (61%) | <0.001 | 0.129 | 0.007 |
Delivery; n (%) | 24 (77%) | 19 (31%) | 9 (50%) | <0.001 | 0.055 | 0.088 |
Miscarriage; n (%) | 2 (10%) | 7 (11%) | 6 (33%) | 0.883 | 0.047 | 0.121 |
Self-induced abortion; n (%) | 0 (0%) | 15 (25%) | 2 (11%) | 0.002 | 0.062 | 0.098 |
VPT; n (%) | 5 (16%) | 20 (33%) | 1 (6%) | 0.085 | 0.309 | 0.003 |
VPT voluntary termination of pregnancy