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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics and sexual and reproductive health outcomes for women of reproductive age by survey site

From: Reproductive health in humanitarian settings in Lebanon and Iraq: results from four cross-sectional studies, 2014–2015

Characteristics

Bekaa (n = 1548)

Tripoli (n = 830)

Duhok (n = 1861)

Kirkuk (n = 1686)

Total (n = 5925)

 

svy %

95% CI

svy %

95% CI

svy %

95% CI

svy %

95% CI

svy %

95% CI

p-val5

Age (mean)

28.2

27.8–28.5

29.7

28.4–31.1

26.6

26.2–27.0

28.2

27.6–28.9

28.0

27.6–28.4

< 0.001

Head of HH without education

36.9

29.8–44.7

19.5

3.6–61.5

60.2

53.8–66.4

25.6

16.6–37.2

38.2

31.0–46.0

0.038

Time since departure (mean months)

12.5

11.4–13.7

1.2

0–3.4

4.1

4.0–4.3

7.3

6.5–8.2

6.0

5.2–6.7

< 0.001

UNHCR registration

65.5

57.6–72.7

5.9

0.68–36.8

89.6

80.3–94.8

79.4

62.9–89.8

68.3

62.1–74.4

< 0.001

HH size (mean)

5.9

5.7–6.2

5.5

4.3–6.6

6.8

5.7–7.8

5.7

5.4–5.9

6.4

5.6–6.5

0.15

Delivered in survey site regiona

60.4

50.0–70.0

95.7#

84.1–99.0

46.8

40.3–53.4

53.3

44.7–61.7

57.5

37.7–47.4

< 0.001

Previous caesarean sectiona

28.3

22.2–34.4

31.8

15.4–48.2

13.0

16.7–19.4

16.3

11.3–21.3

20.4

16.3–24.4

0.003

Gestational age (mean weeks)b

19.9

18.7–21.1

20.0

13.9–26.1

22.9

20.7–25.1

11.9

10.1–13.8

18.9

17.3–20.5

< 0.001

SRH Outcomes

 Unplanned pregnancya,c

67.0

60.0–73.8

61.7

21.3–90.1

68.9

63.3–74.1

70.1

45.4–86.9

66.7

59.3–73.4

0.85

 Unplanned pregnancy b,c

32.2

18.5–50.0

61.9

54.4–68.7

66.0

38.3–85.9

57.5

47.9–66.7

0.07

 Antenatal careb

62.9

52.0–72.5

87.1

75.4–93.7

44.3

30.6–59.0

64.2

56.1–71.5

61.3

55.3–67.0

< 0.001

 Appropriate ANCb,d

56.4

46.1–66.1

74.2

63.9–78.6

35.1

24.8–46.9

62.3

54.1–69.8

54.3

49.0–59.6

< 0.001

 Skilled birth attendancea

93.4

90.8–95.3

91.5

70.3–98.0

71.9

63.1–79.3

89.7

83.1–93.9

85.4

81.0–88.0

< 0.001

 Caesarean sectiona

29

23.3–35.5

27.3

9.9–56.1

12.8

9.9–16.4

25.5

20.8–31.0

22.1

18.8–25.4

0.043

  1. aamong women with delivery in last 12 months (N = 294 in Bekaa, N = 47 in Tripoli, N = 235 in Dohuk, N = 184 in Kirkuk, N = 760 in total); b among women currently pregnant (N = 211 in Bekaa, N = 31 in Tripoli, N = 97 in Dohuk, N = 106 in Kirkuk, N = 445 in total); cUnplanned pregnancy = reported that pregnancy either unwanted or not wanted at this time (aka unmet need for family planning),d at least one visit by 26 weeks- at least 2 visits by 32 weeks and at least 3 visits by 38 weeks- and 4 visits over 38 weeks. 5Pearson chi square test for categorical variables- adjusted Wald test for continuous variables (within survey suite of commands). # n = 47 women
  2. Svy Survey, CI Confidence interval, UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, HH Household, SRH Sexual and reproductive health, ANC Antenatal care