Health and working conditions of pregnant women working inside and outside the home in Mexico City

Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

Characteristics	Extra-domestic work and additional domestic workload (A) n= 196		Exclusively intra-domestic work (B) n= 341
	Frequency	%	Frequency	%
I. Socio-demographic characteristics
Age (years)*
14–19	17	8.7	52	15.3
20–34	169	86.2	279	81.8
≥ 35	10	5.1	10	2.9
Marital status*
Married	107	54.6	276	81.0
Free union	60	30.6	57	16.7
Single, divorced	29	14.8	8	2.3
	n = 196		n = 340
Education (years)*
≤ 3	2	15.3	6	1.8
4–6	19	41.6	46	13.5
7–9	59	34.9	142	41.8
10–12	77	7.9	119	35.0
> 12	39	19.9	27	7.9
Socio-economic level*
High	60	30.6	86	25.2
Medium	91	46.4	135	39.6
Low	45	22.9	120	35.2
Goods
House	99	50.5	162	47.5
Car*	52	26.5	47	13.8
Washing machine	128	65.3	213	62.5
Stove	189	96.4	330	96.8
Refrigerator*	165	84.2	260	76.3
Computer*	39	19.9	37	10.8
Television	191	97.4	329	96.5
Reproductive and prenatal care characteristics Parity*
1	93	47.4	124	36.3
2–3	92	46.9	189	55.4
> 3	11	5.6	28	8.2
Failure to attend prenatal care*	3	1.5	30	8.8
First prenatal care visit	n = 193		n = 311
First trimester*	138	71.5	195	62.7
Second trimester	47	24.3	74	23.8
Third trimester*	8	4.1	42	13.5