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Table 1 Description of maternal characteristics and type of insurance scheme according to the absence of postnatal visit.

From: Inequities in maternal postnatal visits among public and private patients: 2004 Pelotas cohort study

Variables

n

Absence of postnatal

visit

%

pa

Family income (quintiles)

  

< 0.001b

   1st (poorest)

691

35.2

 

   2nd

697

30.3

 

   3rd

682

24.1

 

   4th

727

16.9

 

   5th (better-off)

700

9

 

Maternal skin colour

  

< 0.001

   Black/mixed

1272

30.2

 

   White

2151

18.5

 

Maternal schooling (y)

  

< 0.001b

   0-4

533

38.5

 

   5-8

1399

30

 

   ≥ 9

1534

11.6

 

Marital status

  

< 0.001

   Single mother

559

30.8

 

   With partner

2938

21.5

 

Maternal age (y)

  

< 0.001b

   < 20

656

29.7

 

   20-34

2374

21.6

 

   ≥ 35

465

20.7

 

Parity

  

< 0.001b

   0

1372

17.7

 

   1

925

21.2

 

   ≥ 2

1199

30.4

 

Smoking during pregnancy

  

< 0.001b

   Never smoked

2620

19.1

 

   Smoked < 10 cigarettes per day

605

32.4

 

   Smoked ≥ 10 cigarettes per day

272

39.3

 

Adequacy of antenatal care (Kessner Index)

  

< 0.001b

   Adequate

1533

12.7

 

   Intermediate

1065

28

 

   Inadequate

854

33.4

 

   No prenatal care

45

57.8

 

Type of delivery

  

< 0.001

   Vaginal

1969

28.9

 

   C-section

1528

15.4

 

Professional who assisted the delivery

  

< 0.001

   Doctor

3099

21.4

 

   Student

318

31.1

 

   Midwife/nurse

18

44.4

 

   Nobody/other

46

58.7

 

Type of insurance scheme

  

< 0.001

   Public

2813

27.6

 

   Private

679

4

 

Total

3497

23

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  1. a x 2 test; b x 2 test for trend