“If we’re here, it’s only because we have no money…” discrimination and violence in Mexican maternity wards

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of abused women (by abuse)

Characteristics	Abuse		Total	p value*
	Yes	No
	(n = 138)	(n = 374)	(n = 512)
Age (years)				0.610
13–19	26	74	30
20–24	27	73	34
25–29	23	77	18
30–34	38	62	9
35–39	26	74	7
40–44	30	70	2
Education				0.050
None/elementary school	21	79	24
Middle school	25	75	43
High school	35	65	28
University	32	68	5
Religion				0.503
Catholic	26	74	77
Other	30	70	18
None	35	65	5
Indigenous language				0. 081
Yes	47	53	3
No	26	74	97
Marital status				0.321
Currently with partner	26	74	87
Currently without partner	32	68	13
Labor status				0.177
Works	30	70	7
Studies	55	45	2
Housewife	26	74	85
Disability	0	100	1
Does not work	36	64	5
Insurance				0.477
Seguro Popular	27	73	96
Other	0	100	1
None	21	79	3
Number of pregnancies				0.321
1	29	71	45
2	27	73	26
3	26	74	17
4	28	72	7
5 or more	8	92	5
Type of childbirth				0.060
Vaginal	32	68	43
Cesarean	24	76	50
Scheduled cesarean	18	82	7

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