Table 4 Pregnancy characteristics of undocumented migrants vs. 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 (%) | Control group (n = 233) | Missing (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weeks of pregnancy at first control (SD) | 12.6 (6.1) | 9 (5.6) | 8.0 (3.1) | - | < 0.001 |
Trimester care began | Â | 9 (5.6) | Â | - | < 0.001 |
   First | 63.2% |  | 96.1% |  | < 0.001 |
   Second | 32.2% |  | 3.4% |  | < 0.001 |
   Third | 4.6% |  | 0.4% |  | 0.007 |
No Toxoplasma gondii immunity | 31.2% | 9 (5.6) | 57.9% | - | < 0.001 |
No Rubella immunity | 10.0% | 9 (5.6) | 4.7% | - | 0.046 |
No CMV immunity | 7.8% | 10 (6.2) | 40.8% | 49 (21) | < 0.001 |
VDRL positive | 1.3% | 10 (6.2) | 0.4% | 1 (0.4) | 0.71 |
HIV positive | 1 woman | 10 (6.2) | 1 woman | 5 (2.1) | 0.79 |
O'Sullivan test positive | 7.8% | 10 (6.2) | 7.4% | 17 (7.3) | 0.96 |
HBV (Ag Hbs+) | 0 | 9 (5.6) | 0 | - | Â |
HCV | 0.6% | 10 (6.2) | 0.4% | 1 (0.4) | 0.79 |
Prenatal screening (p.s.): | Â | 8 (5.0) | Â | 6 (2.6) | Â |
   Without p.s. | 17.0% |  | 6.2% |  | 0.001 |
   If p.s., double test (1. trimester): | 54.6% |  | 85.5% |  | < 0.001 |
   Double test (2. trimester) | 14.5% |  | 7.5% |  | 0.028 |
Amniocentesis | 3.3% | Â | 9.7% | Â | 0.001 |