Table 4 Reproductive health indicators by Region of Birth (15+ years and older)
| Â | Region of birth | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Africa (Col %) | Southeast Asia (Col %) | Europe/Central Asia (Col %) | Latin America and the Caribbean (Col %) | South Asia (Col %) | Total (Col %) | p-value | |
Total | 541 (100) | 634 (100) | 603 (100) | 351 (100) | 6622 (100) | 8751 (100.0) | Â |
Parity: number of births woman has had | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.000 | ||
 0 | 235 (47) | 196 (33.7) | 91 (20.2) | 150 (46) | 2005 (34) | 2677 (34.5) |  |
 1 | 4 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 16 (0.3) | 20 (0.3) |  |
 2 | 108 (21.6) | 123 (21.2) | 134 (29.8) | 68 (20.9) | 1380 (23.4) | 1813 (23.4) |  |
 3+ | 153 (30.6) | 262 (45.1) | 225 (50) | 108 (33.1) | 2503 (42.4) | 3251 (41.9) |  |
 Mean (SD) | 2.5 (3.3) | 4.3 (4.3) | 3.8 (3.4) | 2.9 (3.8) | 3.2 (3.5) | 3.3 (3.5) |  |
Pregnancy result | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.000 |
 Negative | 385 (93.4) | 505 (97.7) | 349 (93.8) | 262 (94.2) | 4063 (92.3) | 5564 (93.0) |  |
 Currently Pregnant | 27 (6.6) | 12 (2.3) | 23 (6.2) | 16 (5.8) | 340 (7.7) | 418 (7.0) |  |
Experience of spontaneous abortion | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.000 | |
 No miscarriages | 389 (82.4) | 469 (87.8) | 136 (52.9) | 256 (82.3) | 4087 (81.5) | 5337 (81.0) |  |
 Miscarriage | 83 (17.6) | 65 (12.2) | 121 (47.1) | 55 (17.7) | 928 (18.5) | 1252 (19.0) |  |
Abortion in lifetime | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.000 |
 No | 441 (96.7) | 378 (71.5) | 122 (77.2) | 266 (87.5) | 4436 (93.8) | 5643 (91.4) |  |
 Yes | 15 (3.3) | 151 (28.5) | 36 (22.8) | 38 (12.5) | 291 (6.2) | 531 (8.6) |  |
Female genital cutting | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.000 |
 No | 337 (69.9) | 554 (99.5) | 516 (99.6) | 331 (99.4) | 5926 (99.8) | 7664 (97.9) |  |
 Yes | 145 (30.1) | 3 (0.5) | 2 (0.4) | 2 (0.6) | 10 (0.2) | 162 (2.1) |  |
Hep B surface antigen | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.000 |
 Non-reactive | 523 (97.9) | 595 (95.5) | 581 (98.8) | 344 (99.4) | 6452 (99.2) | 8495 (98.8) |  |
 Reactive | 11 (2.1) | 28 (4.5) | 7 (1.2) | 2 (0.6) | 54 (0.8) | 102 (1.2) |  |
Hep C | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.000 |
 Non-reactive | 479 (96.8) | 469 (98.5) | 519 (97) | 284 (99.6) | 5430 (99) | 7181 (98.7) |  |
 Reactive | 16 (3.2) | 7 (1.5) | 16 (3) | 1 (0.4) | 56 (1) | 96 (1.3) |  |
HIV | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.000 |
 Negative | 517 (97.9) | 622 (100) | 590 (100) | 340 (99.1) | 6423 (100) | 8492 (99.8) |  |
 Positive | 11 (2.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (0.9) | 3 (0) | 17 (0.2) |  |
Syphilis VDRL or RPR | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.693 |
 Non-reactive | 517 (99.2) | 601 (99.7) | 574 (99.7) | 340 (99.7) | 6327 (99.6) | 8359 (99.6) |  |
 Reactive | 4 (0.8) | 2 (0.3) | 2 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) | 23 (0.4) | 32 (0.4) |  |
Chlamydiaa | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.000 |
 Negative | 136 (99.3) | 127 (94.1) | 121 (99.2) | 103 (93.6) | 1281 (99.5) | 1768 (98.7) |  |
 Positive | 1 (0.7) | 8 (5.9) | 1 (0.8) | 7 (6.4) | 6 (0.5) | 23 (1.3) |  |