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Table 1 Characteristics and median knowledge scores of pregnant women and partners

From: Knowledge and acceptability of Chlamydia trachomatis screening among pregnant women and their partners; a cross-sectional study

Subgroups

Numbera(%)

Median knowledge score*

P-valuebDifferences in knowledge scores per subgroup

Chlamydia trachomatis (n = 627)

.15

Positive negative

14 (2.2)

8.0

 

613 (97.8)

9.0

Participants (n = 665)

<0.001

Pregnant woman partner

383 (57.6)

9.0

 

282 (42.4)

9.0

Age group (n = 665)

.02

≤ 20 years

30 (4.5)

8.5

 

21-25 years

147 (22.1)

9.0

26-30 years

383 (57.6)

9.0

≥ 31 years (partners only)

105 (15.8)

9.0

Ethnic origin (n = 659)

<0.001

Dutch

492 (74.7)

9.0

 

Other western origins

55 (8.3)

9.0

Non-western origins

112 (17.0)

8.0

Urbanisation (n = 655)

.83

<2499 addresses/km2

529 (80.8)

9.0

 

>2500 addresses/km2

126 (19.2)

9.0

Educational level (n = 662)

<0.001

Low

119 (18.0)

8.0

 

Intermediate

255 (38.5)

9.0

High

288 (43.5)

9.0

Marital status (n = 381)

.62

Single

10 (2.6)

9.5

 

Partner, but not living together

35 (9.2)

9.0

Married or living together

336 (88.2)

9.5

Pregnancy planned (n = 383)

.21

No

100 (26.1)

9.0

 

Yes

283 (73.9)

10.0

First pregnancy (n = 376)

.09

Yes

217 (57.7)

10.0

 

No

159 (42.3)

9.0

History of STI (n = 654)

<0.001

No

225 (34.4)

9.0

 

Yes

87 (13.3)

10.0

Never been tested

342 (52.3)

9.0

  1. *Minimum possible score = 0; Maximum possible score = 12.
  2. aDenominator varies due to missing variables (between 0 and 11 missing per item) or data is only available for pregnant women.
  3. bMann–Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis test.