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Baseline sociodemographic and obstetrical characteristics of the women, according to group |
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| Characteristic |
Support (n = 105) |
Control (n = 107) |
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| Age [mean in years (range)] |
20.6 (13–42) |
20.1 (14–36) |
| In a stable union (n) |
80 (76.2%) |
92 (85.9%) |
| Secondary education (n) |
103 (98.1%) |
106 (99.1%) |
| Religious (n) |
96 (91.4%) |
100 (93.4%) |
| Non-white skin color (n) |
79 (75.2%) |
75 (70.1%) |
| Housewife (n) |
63 (60.0%) |
67 (62.6%) |
| Start of prenatal care (GA < 28 weeks) (n) |
101 (96.2%) |
103 (96.3%) |
| Number of prenatal visits ≥ 6 (n) |
84 (85.0%) |
84 (78.5%) |
| Accompanied during prenatal care (n) |
44 (41.9%) |
54 (50.5%) |
| Participated in classes for pregnant women (n) |
16 (15.2%) |
16 (14.9%) |
| Gestational age at delivery [mean in weeks (range)] |
39.2 (37–42) |
39.0 (37–42) |
| Cervical dilation at admission [mean in cm (range)] |
3.9 (3–6) |
3.9 (3–6) |
| Cervical effacement ≥ 80% (n) |
75 (71.4%) |
68 (63.6%) |
| Intact amniotic membrane (n) |
82 (78.1%) |
83 (77.6%) |
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There were no statistically significant differences between the groups. | ||
Bruggemann et al. Reproductive Health 2007 4:5 doi:10.1186/1742-4755-4-5 |
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