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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of undocumented pregnant migrants vs. pregnant women with legal residency status (control group) who delivered at the Geneva University Hospital, Switzerland between February 2005 and October 2006.

From: Undocumented migrants lack access to pregnancy care and prevention

Characteristic or measurement

Undocumented (n = 161)

Missing n (%)

Control group (n = 233)

Missing n (%)

p-value

Mean age in years (SD)

29.4 (5.8)

-

31.1 (4.8)

-

0.02

Continent (%)

Latin America 83.9, Asia 6.2, Europe 5.6, Africa 4.3

-

Europe 80.3, Latin America 9.0, Africa 7.3, Asia 1.3, N.-Am. 2.1

-

< 0.001

Nationalities (%)

Bolivia 34.8, Brazil 23.0, Columbia 8.7, Equator 6.2, Peru 5.6, Philippines 3.7

-

Switzerland 49.4, Portuga 13.7, France 9.0, Spain 3.4, Brazil 3.0

-

< 0.001

Civil status (%)

 

-

 

-

< 0.001

   Single

71.4%

 

20.6%

  

   Married

20.5%

 

72.9%

  

   Divorced

6.8%

 

5.2%

  

   Widowed

1.2%

 

1.3%

  

Education:

 

39 (24.2)

 

3 (1.3)

 

   Years of schooling (SD)

12.7 (2.7)

 

13.5 (4.2)

 

0.07

   Highest achieved education:

    

< 0.001

Primary school

3.7%

 

2.2%

  

Secondary school

31.5%

 

47.4%

  

High school degree

40.7%

 

15.2%

  

University

24.1%

 

35.2%

  

Years living in Geneva (SD)

2.5 (2.2)

39 (24.2)

16.4 (11.8)

18 (7.7)

< 0.001

Father not living in Geneva

18.2%

39 (24.2)

4.3%

-

< 0.001

Having a family member in Geneva

46.7%

39 (24.2)

67.7%

1 (0.4)

< 0.001

Having children

41.8% (of whom 56.9% in Geneva)

39 (24.2)

52.8% (of whom 99% in Geneva)

-

0.05

Absence of emotional support

15.0%

39 (24.2)

0.4%

-

< 0.001

Living conditions:

 

39 (24.2)

 

-

 

   Living in a single-room (%)

62.5%

 

18.0%

 

< 0.001

Total number of persons of those living in a single room (SD)

3.1 (SD 1.8)

 

2.3 (SD 0.83)

 

0.01

   Moves during the last year (SD)

1.5 (1.2)

 

0.4 (1.2)

 

< 0.001

Lack of health insurance

100%

-

0%

-

< 0.001

Insured during pregnancy follow up

25.2%

-

0%

-

< 0.001