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Table 1 Study sample characteristics, comparison between both groups of antenatal care attendees (n = 642)

From: Antenatal care use in urban areas in two European countries: Predisposing, enabling and pregnancy-related determinants in Belgium and the Netherlands

 

Total

Brussels Metropolitan Region

The Netherlands

 
 

(N = 642)

(N = 321)

(N = 321)

Chi2

(p-value)

 

N (row %)

N (column %)

N (column %)

 

Predisposing characteristics

    

 Age (years)

   

1.000

   < =20

8 (1.2)

4 (1.2)

4 (1.2)

 

  21-35

528 (82.2)

264 (82.2)

264 (82.2)

 

   > 35

106 (16.5)

53 (16.5)

53 (16.5)

 

 Marital status

   

.000

  Co-habiting or married

604 (94.1)

291 (90.7)

313 (97.5)

 

  Single

38 (5.9)

30 (9.3)

8 (2.5)

 

 Educational level

   

1.000

  Up to secondary

376 (58.6)

188 (58.6)

188 (58.6)

 

  Tertiary

266 (41.4)

133 (41.4)

133 (41.4)

 

 Occupational status

   

.000

  Employed

419 (65.3)

149 (46.4)

270 (84.1)

 

  Unemployed

223 (34.7)

172 (53.6)

51 (15.9)

 

 Nationality

   

.000

  Belgian/Dutch

475 (74.0)

184 (57.3)

291 (90.7)

 

  All other nationalities

167 (26.0)

137 (42.7)

30 (9.3)

 

 Educational level partner

   

.001

  No partner

38 (5.9)

30 (9.3)

8 (2.5)

 

  Up to secondary

334 (52.0)

163 (50.8)

171 (53.3)

 

  Tertiary

270 (42.1)

128 (39.9)

142 (44.2)

 

 Nationality of the partner

   

.000

  No partner

38 (5.9)

30 (9.3)

8 (2.5)

 

  Belgian/Dutch

441 (68.7)

170 (53.0)

271 (84.4)

 

  All other nationalities

163 (25.4)

121 (37.7)

42 (13.1)

 

Enabling characteristics

    

 Equivalent incomea

   

.000

  Low

112 (17.4)

92 (28.7)

20 (6.2)

 

  Moderate

451 (70.2)

151 (47.0)

300 (93.5)

 

  High

79 (12.3)

78 (24.3)

1 (0.3)

 

 Health insurance coverage

   

.000

  Yes

623 (97.0)

302 (94.1)

321 (100.0)

 

  No

19 (3.0)

19 (5.9)

0 (0.0)

 

 Additional health insurance coverage

   

.000

  Yes

431 (67.1)

151 (47.0)

280 (87.2)

 

  No

211 (32.9)

170 (53.0)

41 (12.8)

 

Pregnancy-related characteristics

    

 Parity

   

.001

  Primiparae

284 (44.2)

121 (37.7)

163 (50.8)

 

  Multiparae

358 (55.8)

200 (62.3)

158 (49.2)

 

 Wish for pregnancyb

   

.002

  Wanted pregnancy

628 (98.0)

308 (96.3)

320 (99.7)

 

  Unwanted pregnancy

13 (2.0)

12 (3.8)

1 (0.3)

 

 Planned pregnancy

   

.239

  Yes

512 (79.8)

250 (77.9)

262 (81.6)

 

  No

130 (20.2)

71 (22.1)

59 (18.4)

 

 COCc

   

.253

   < 50 %

463 (72.1)

238 (74.1)

225 (70.1)

 

   > =50 %

179 (27.9)

83 (25.9)

96 (29.9)

 

 Attending antenatal information courses

  

.000

  Yes

238 (37.1)

71 (22.1)

167 (52.0)

 

  No

404 (62.9)

250 (77.9)

154 (48.0)

 
  1. a∑ incomes in the household/(1 + (x*0.5) + (y*0.3)) (x: number of adults living in the same household, y: number of children under the age of 18 years living in the same household [modified OECD scale] [23])
  2. b n = 641
  3. cContinuity of Care index: \( \mathrm{C}\mathrm{O}\mathrm{C}=\frac{{\displaystyle \sum {n}_j^2-n}}{n\left(n-1\right)} \) [26]
  4. Bold values signify significant findings P<0.05
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