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Table 1 Dropout figures and women who remained throughout the study and answered Q-III (N = 1939)

From: Increasing prevalence and incidence of domestic violence during the pregnancy and one and a half year postpartum, as well as risk factors: -a longitudinal cohort study in Southern Sweden

Characteristics

Total n (%) 1939 (100)

Drop-out n (%) 1208 (62.3)

Answereda Q-III n (%) 731 (37.7)

P-value χ2

Age

 18–25

342 (17.9)

201(16.8)

141 (19.6)

NS

 26–34

1218 (63.7)

781 (65.4)

437 (60.8)

  ≄ 35

353 (18.5)

212 (17.8)

141 (19.6)

Parity

 Primiparae

819 (45.8)

518 (46.6)

301 (44.5)

NS

 Multiparae

969 (54.2)

518 (46.6)

376 (55.5)

Country of origin

 Sweden

1549 (80.1)

967 (80.2)

582 (79.8)

NS

 Nordic countries

47 (2.4)

33 (2.7)

14 (1.9)

 Other countries

338 (17.5)

205 (17.0)

133 (18.2)

Cohabiting status

 Common law spouse/married

1794 (92.5)

1108 (94.6)

662 (93.6)

NS

 Single/Living apart

99 (5.1)

63 (5.4)

45 (6.4)

Educational status

  ≀ High school

642 (33.2)

369 (30.6)

273 (37.4)

0.002

 University

1293 (66.8)

837 (69.4)

456 (62.6)

Employment status

 Employed

1827 (94.4)

1150 (95.2)

677 (93.0)

0.042

 Unemployed

109 (5.6)

58 (4.8)

51 (7.0)

Smoking/Snuffing

 No

1523 (78.5)

957 (81.9)

566 (79.7)

NS

 Yes

355 (18.3)

211 (18.1)

144 (20.3)

Use of alcohol

 No

776 (40.0)

538 (46.4)

345 (48.7)

NS

 Yes

1102 (56.8)

622 (53.6)

364 (51.3)

Unintended pregnancy

 No

1576 (82.4)

980 (82.1)

596 (82.9)

NS

 Yes

336 (17.6)

213 (17.9)

123 817.1)

Abortion/miscarriage

 No

1760 (93.5)

1101 (93.7)

659 (93.1)

NS

 Yes

123 (6.5)

74 (6.3)

49 (6.9)

  1. Statistical significance accepted at p < 0.05, two-tailed
  2. aWomen’s status in early pregnancy (Q-I). Missing answers are between 3–151