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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants

From: Prevalence of and risk factors associated with sexual health issues in primiparous women at 6 and 12 months postpartum; a longitudinal prospective cohort study (the MAMMI study)

Characteristics of study participants

Study participants

n

%

Age

Up to 24

41

4.9

25 to 29

179

21.5

30 to 34

376

45.2

35 to 39

207

24.9

40 and over

29

3.5

Place of birth

Irish

566

68.1

Europe (excluding Ireland and UK)

171

20.5

UK

45

5.4

America

17

2

Asia

10

1.2

Africa

8

0.9

Australia

3

0.4

Missing

12

1.4

Highest level of education

School - second level

89

10.7

Apprenticeship

75

9.1

Certificate or Diploma

77

9.3

Undergraduate degree

254

30.5

Postgraduate degree

334

40.1

Missing

3

0.3

Mode of birth

Spontaneous vaginal birth

296

35.6

Vacuum birth

172

20.7

Forceps birth

101

12

Elective Caesarean Section

74

8.9

Emergency Caesarean Section

189

22.7

Perineal trauma

Intact

268

32.2a

1st degree tear

43

5.2

2nd degree tear

168

20.2

3rd degree tear

26

3.1

Episiotomy

301

36.1

Labial/vaginal wall tears

26

3.1

  1. aincludes participants who had a CS