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Table 1 Maternal and prenatal characteristics according to the public maternity

From: Smoking prevalence, reduction, and cessation during pregnancy and associated factors: a cross-sectional study in public maternities, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Maternal and prenatal characteristics

Maternity/City

 

A

B

 

Niterói

Rio de Janeiro

 

n

%

n

%

p-value

Age group (years)a

    

0.02

10 – 19

142

30.9

292

24.9

-

20 – 34

279

60.8

769

65.4

-

≥35

38

8.3

114

9.7

-

Partnerb

    

0.49

Absence

131

28.8

351

30.5

-

Presence

324

71.2

798

69.5

-

Skin colorb

    

0.33

White

121

26.8

323

28.6

-

Brown

212

47.0

550

48.7

-

Black

118

26.2

256

22.7

-

Maternal Education Level (years of study)a

    

0.01

≤4

13

2.9

34

2.9

-

5-7

152

33.4

299

25.5

-

8-11

277

60.9

791

67,4

-

≥12

13

2.9

50

4.3

-

Family income per month (USD)a

   

0.06

<$88.47

96

23.2

228

20.9

-

$88.47 to $331.47

271

65.6

694

63.7

-

≥$331.47

46

11.1

167

15.3

-

Parityb

    

0.67

primiparous

185

40.3

487

41.4

-

multiparous

274

59.6

688

58.6

-

Adequacy of prenatal carea

    

0.10

Inadequate

148

35.7

411

37.9

-

Intermediate

168

40.5

465

42.9

-

Adequate

83

20.0

194

17.9

-

More than adequate

16

3.9

15

1.4

-

  1. aMann-Whitney test; bPearson’s chi-squared.
  2. Note: The sums of the frequencies of the categories for each variable are not equal due to exclusion of records with missing information or information ignored in the analysis.