Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the migrant Venezuelan women interviewed at the Brazilian-Venezuelan border (n = 405), 2019
From: Maternal health among Venezuelan women migrants at the border of Brazil
Characteristics of the women | n (%) |
|---|---|
Age (years) (n = 405) | |
18–19 | 36 (8.9) |
20–29 | 186 (45.9) |
30–39 | 114 (28.2) |
40–49 | 69 (17.0) |
Ethnicity (n = 405) | |
White | 83 (20.5) |
Indigenous | 45 (11.1) |
Biracial | 251 (62.0) |
Black or Asian | 26 (6.4) |
Cohabitation status (n = 403) | |
Living with a partner | 268 (66.2) |
Without a partner | 135 (33.3) |
Educational level (n = 405) | |
Illiterate | 9 (2.2) |
Primary school | 132 (32.6) |
Secondary school | 180 (44.4) |
Higher education | 84 (20.7) |
Parity (n = 405) | |
0 | 67 (16.5) |
1–2 | 154 (38.0) |
3–5 | 154 (38.0) |
6 or more | 30 (7.4) |
Place of residence (n = 405) | |
UN shelter | 343 (84.7) |
Not in an official shelter | 62 (15.3) |
Main reasons for migrating (n = 405) | |
Lack of work opportunities | 326 (80.5) |
Health problems | 40 (9.9) |
Violence | 9 (2.2) |
Other | 30 (7.4) |
Employment status before migrating (n = 405) | |
Formal job | 200 (49.5) |
Informal job | 97 (23.9) |
Housewife or other | 108 (26.6) |
Current employment status (n = 405) | |
Unemployed | 378 (93.3) |
Formal or informal employment | 27 (6.7) |