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Table 1 Description of participant population, n = 420

From: An assessment of antenatal care among Syrian refugees in Lebanon

 

All women (n = 420)

 

#

(%)

Registered with UNHCR

  

Yes

277

(66.0)

No

143

(34.0)

Age (years)

  

14–18

29

(6.9)

19–26

208

(49.5)

27–34

139

(33.1)

35–42

44

(10.5)

Education

  

None

63

(15.0)

Elementary

246

(58.7)

Secondary

95

(22.7)

University

15

(3.6)

Unknown

1

(0.002)

Length of pregnancy

  

First trimester

121

(28.9)

Second trimester

139

(33.2)

Third trimester

114

(27.2)

>40 weeks

44

(10.5)

Don’t know

2

(0.4)

Length of time in Lebanon

  

<1 month

48

(11.4)

1–2.9 months

54

(12.9)

3–5.9 months

85

(20.2)

6–11.9 months

148

(35.2)

12–17.9 months

54

(12.9)

18–23.9 months

22

(5.2)

>24 months

9

(2.1)

Type of accommodation

  

Hosted/Sheltered

93

(22.1)

Rented apartment

226

(53.8)

Tent/Squatting

101

(24.1)

Geographic location

  

Beirut and Mount Lebanon

154

(36.7)

Bekaa

132

(31.4)

South Lebanon

95

(22.6)

North Lebanon

39

(9.3)

 

Mean

S.D.

People per accommodation

4.62

3.26

Children under 5 in Home

1.65

2.00