From: Herbal medicine use during pregnancy in a group of Australian women
Characteristic | No. | % |
---|---|---|
Age (median, range) | 32 | (18–46) |
Marital status (n = 584) | ||
Married | 422 | 72.3 |
Living with partner | 118 | 20.2 |
Has partner, not cohabiting | 17 | 2.9 |
Single | 21 | 3.6 |
Separated or divorced | 5 | 0.9 |
Widowed | 1 | 0.2 |
Secondary schooling (n = 584) | ||
Completed secondary school to final year (12) | 475 | 81.3 |
Did not complete secondary school | 97 | 16.6 |
Attended primary school only | 10 | 1.7 |
Did not attend primary school | 2 | 0.3 |
Higher education (n = 560) | ||
Degree or higher | 235 | 42.0 |
No degree | 325 | 58.0 |
Taxable income for the household for last year, AUD (n = 516)* | ||
< $20,000 | 82 | 15.9 |
$20,000–$30,000 | 75 | 14.5 |
$30,000–$40,000 | 66 | 12.8 |
$40,000–$50,000 | 63 | 12.2 |
> $50,000 | 230 | 44.6 |
Country of birth (only top 7 listed) (n = 583) | ||
Australia | 314 | 53.9 |
Vietnam | 66 | 11.3 |
China | 31 | 5.3 |
New Zealand | 18 | 3.1 |
India | 15 | 2.6 |
UK and Eire | 13 | 2.2 |
Turkey | 10 | 1.7 |
If not born in Australia, years in Australia (n = 256) | ||
Mean (SD) | 10 | (sd 9.2) |
Median (range) | 8 | (0–36) |
English first language (n = 581) | ||
Yes | 378 | 65.1 |
Religion (n = 505) | ||
Christian | 237 | 46.9 |
Muslim | 55 | 10.9 |
Buddhist | 49 | 9.7 |
Hindu | 8 | 1.6 |
Other | 4 | 0.8 |
None | 152 | 30.0 |
Pre-pregnancy smoking (579) | ||
None | 436 | 75.3 |
1–9 | 83 | 14.3 |
10–19 | 40 | 6.9 |
20–29 | 16 | 2.8 |
30–39 | 4 | 0.7 |
>40 | 0 | - |
Gestation at recruitment (n = 575) | ||
Mean (sd) | 38.45 | (sd 1.28) |
Median (range) | 38 | (29–42) |
First baby (n = 582) | ||
Yes | 310 | 53.3 |
Previous pregnancy losses (could tick more than one option) | ||
Termination of pregnancy | 134 | 22.8 |
Miscarriage (including ectopic pregnancies) | 113 | 19.2 |
Stillbirth >20 weeks gestation | 6 | 1.0 |
Neonatal death | 1 | 0.2 |
None of these | 353 | 60 |
Model of pregnancy care (n = 586) | ||
Public hospital clinic (doctor or midwife) | 280 | 47.7 |
Shared care (majority of care with local family doctor) | 171 | 29.2 |
Team midwifery or midwives clinic | 93 | 15.9 |
Family Birth Centre | 41 | 7.0 |