Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of Syrian refugee women whose last single pregnancy in Jordan resulted in term live birth or miscarriage (N = 307)
| Total (N = 307) | Term live birth (n = 262) | Miscarriage (n = 45) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 29.0 (7.0) | 27.1 (6.1) | 27.8 (7.4) | 0.57 |
| Literacy | 0.40 | |||
| No | 43 (14.0) | 39 (14.9) | 4 (8.9) | |
| Yes | 264 (86.0) | 223 (85.1) | 41 (91.1) | |
| Household food insecurity | 0.40 | |||
| No | 88 (28.7) | 78 (29.8) | 10 (22.2) | |
| Yes | 219 (71.3) | 184 (70.2) | 35 (77.8) | |
| Region of permanent residence in Syria | 0.47 | |||
| South Syria | 137 (44.6) | 114 (43.5) | 23 (51.1) | |
| Central Syria | 54 (17.6) | 45 (17.2) | 9 (20.0) | |
| North Syria | 116 (37.8) | 103 (39.3) | 13 (28.9) | |
| Region of current residence in Jordan | 0.54 | |||
| Central Jordan | 171 (55.7) | 148 (56.5) | 23 (51.1) | |
| North Jordan | 136 (44.3) | 114 (43.5) | 22 (48.9) | |
| Lifetime diagnosis of diabetes mellitus | 0.072 | |||
| No | 288 (93.8) | 249 (95.0) | 39 (86.7) | |
| Yes | 19 (6.2) | 13 (5.0) | 6 (13.3) | |
| Lifetime diagnosis of thyroid disease | 0.002 | |||
| No | 281 (91.5) | 246 (93.9) | 35 (77.8) | |
| Yes | 26 (8.5) | 16 (6.1) | 10 (22.2) | |
| Awareness of a reproductive health service in the area of residence | 0.40 | |||
| No | 119 (38.8) | 98 (37.4) | 19 (46.7) | |
| Yes | 188 (61.2) | 164 (62.6) | 24 (53.3) | |
| Advanced maternal age at conception | 0.003 | |||
| No | 263 (86.2) | 233 (88.9) | 30 (69.8) | |
| Yes | 42 (13.8) | 29 (11.1) | 13 (30.2) | |
| Prenatal care | < 0.001 | |||
| No | 26 (8.5) | 6 (2.3) | 20 (45.5) | |
| Yes | 280 (91.5) | 256 (97.7) | 24 (54.5) | |
| Number of previous miscarriages, median (range) | 0 (0–4) | 0 (0–4) | 1 (0–3) | < 0.001 |
| Child marriage | ||||
| No | 174 (56.7) | 141 (53.8) | 33 (73.3) | 0.039 |
| Yes | 133 (43.3) | 121 (46.2) | 12 (26.7) | |
| Lifetime physical abuse by the current or most recent husband | 0.40 | |||
| No | 120 (39.7) | 106 (40.9) | 14 (32.6) | |
| Yes | 182 (60.3) | 153 (59.1) | 29 (67.4) | |
| Lifetime physical abuse by a family member | 0.039 | |||
| No | 235 (76.5) | 207 (79.0) | 28 (62.2) | |
| Yes | 72 (23.5) | 55 (21.0) | 17 (37.8) | |
| CES–D result | 0.70 | |||
| Negative | 117 (38.1) | 101 (38.5) | 16 (35.6) | |
| Positive | 190 (61.9) | 161 (61.5) | 29 (64.4) | |
| GAD–7 result | 0.42 | |||
| Negative | 136 (44.3) | 119 (45.4) | 17 (37.8) | |
| Positive | 171 (55.7) | 143 (54.6) | 28 (62.2) | |
| PCL–5 result | 0.33 | |||
| Negative | 110 (35.8) | 98 (37.4) | 12 (26.7) | |
| Positive | 197 (64.2) | 164 (62.6) | 33 (73.3) | |
Categorical data are presented as n (%)