| Variables | Adolescent women pregnancy (15 - 19 years old ) | Adult women pregnancy (20 - 49 years old) | p value* | ||
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Were you abused at any time, during a past or current pregnancy:* |
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| Never | 9586 | 90% | 52,576 | 91% | 0.652 |
| Forced to have sexual intercourse with your partner | 470 | 4% | 1876 | 3% |
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| Emotional/psychological abuse | 548 | 5% | 3616 | 6% |
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| Threatened | 464 | 4% | 2076 | 4% |
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| Hit | 269 | 3% | 2810 | 5% |
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| Were you ever beaten and kicked in the abdomen while you were pregnant? |
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| No | 1000 | 89% | 3308 | 64% | 0.73 |
| Yes I have been kicked | 58 | 5% | 594 | 12% |
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| Yes I have been hit | 62 | 6% | 1,260 | 24% |
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| How many times have you been kicked in the abdomen while being pregnant? |
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| Never | 100 | 83% | 993 | 54% | 0.472 |
| Once | 20 | 17% | 246 | 13% |
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| Two or more times | -- | -- | 615 | 33% |
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| How often have you been hit in the abdomen while being pregnant? |
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| Never | 62 | 52% | 403 | 22% | 0.219 |
| Once | 58 | 48% | 314 | 17% |
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| Two or more times | -- | -- | 1,137 | 61% |
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| Who hit or kicked you? |
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| The baby’s father | 120 | 100% | 1,772 | 96% |
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| Her father | -- | -- | 82 | 4% |
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| Kicking and hitting consequences?* |
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| Pain | 120 | 100% | 887 | 48% | 0.207 |
| Bleeding | -- | -- | 287 | 15% |
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| Bruise | -- | -- | 221 | 12% |
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| Abortion threat | -- | -- | 151 | 8% |
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| Amniotic sac rupture | -- | -- | 74 | 4% |
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| Physical discomfort | -- | -- | 62 | 4% |
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| Miscarriage | -- | -- | 56 | 3% |
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| None | -- | -- | 32 | 2% |
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| Delivery of baby three days later | -- | -- | 21 | 1% |
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| No answer | -- | -- | 105 | 6% |
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