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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population (N = 3300)

From: Explanatory factors for first and second-generation non-western women’s inadequate prenatal care utilisation: a prospective cohort study

 

Native Dutch

First-generation non-western

Second-generation non-western

(N = 2998)

(N = 203)

(N = 99)

 

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Prenatal care utilisation

   

 Adequate

2764 (92.2%)

158 (77.8%)

83 (83.8%)

 Inadequate

234 (7.8%)

45 (22.2%)

16 (16.2%)

- entered on time, but insufficient number of visits

38 (1.3%)

3(1.5%)

2 (2.0%)

- entered late

196 (6.5%)

42 (20.7%)

14 (14.1%)

Age

   

 <= 19

25 (0.8%)

2 (1.0%)

2 (2.0%)

 20-35

2545 (85.0%)

174 (86.1%)

93 (93.9%)

 > = 36

425 (14.2%)

26 (12.9%)

4 (4.0%)

Parity

   

 Nulliparous

1262 (42.1%)

65 (32.3%)

45 (45.5%)

 Primi-/multiparous

1735 (57.9%)

136 (67.7%)

54 (54.5%)

Educational level

   

 High

1461 (48.8%)

63 (31.2%)

41 (41.8%)

 Medium

1104 (36.9%)

59 (29.2%)

37 (37.8%)

 Low

428 (14.3%)

80 (39.6%)

20 (20.4%)

Net household income

   

 Average

629 (21.1%)

32 (16.1%)

20 (20.6%)

 Below average

381 (12.8%)

101 (50.8%)

26 (26.8%)

 Above average

1452 (48.6%)

34 (17.1%)

37 (38.1%)

 Did not want to say

524 (17.5%)

32 (16.1%)

14 (14.4%)