Table 3 Reproductive health among asylum-seeking women aged 18–50, weighted percentages (95% confidence intervals)

Pregnant

 Pregnant at the time of study

6.3 (2.7–14.2)

7.5 (3.7–14.6)

24.7 (14.3–39.2)

NA^c

 < 0.001

9.7 (6.6–13.9)

Previous pregnancies

 0

22.4 (14.6–32.8)

25.7 (18.1–35.1)

42.1 (27.8–57.8)

38.1 (20.2–60.0)

0.048

29.0 (23.5–35.2)

 1–2

28.7 (19.9–39.4)

43.0 (33.8–52.5)

30.2 (18.7–45.1)

36.2 (19.7–56.8)

35.9 (30.2–42.0)

 3 or more

48.9 (38.2–59.7)

31.4 (23.4–40.8)

27.7 (15.6–44.3)

25.7 (12.8–44.7)

35.1 (29.4–41.2)

Previous births

 0

29.9 (20.9–40.7)

31.5 (23.2–41.0)

48.1 (33.2–63.4)

48.7 (29.3–68.5)

0.231

35.8 (30.0–42.2)

 1–2

47.5 (36.9–58.4)

48.8 (39.4–58.2)

39.0 (25.4–54.6)

41.7 (24.3–61.4)

45.9 (39.8–52.2)

 3 or more

22.6 (14.7–33.0)

19.8 (13.2–28.5)

12.8 (5.1–28.7)

NA^c

18.2 (13.9–23.5)

Difficulties in childbirth^d

49.1(36.5–61.8)

50.6 (38.9–62.3)

36.4 (19.3–57.9)

68.8 (43.4–86.3)

0.278

49.8 (42.1–57.5)

Miscarriages

 0

75.1 (64.5–83.3)

80.1 (71.9–86.4)

75.1 (59.4–86.1)

77.5 (58.8–89.3)

0.844

77.5 (72.1–82.2)

 ≥ 1

24.9 (16.7–35.5)

19.9 (13.6–28.1)

24.9 (13.9–40.6)

22.5 (10.7–41.2)

22.5 (17.8–27.9)

Induced abortions

 0

64.9 (54.0–74.5)

90.9 (83.7–95.1)

87.2 (71.3–94.9)

76.6 (55.2–89.7)

 < 0.001

81.3 (75.9–85.7)

 ≥ 1

35.1 (25.5–46.0)

9.1 (4.9–16.3)

12.8 (5.1–28.7)

23.4 (10.3–44.8)

18.7 (14.3–24.1)

Menstrual health

 Bothersome menstrual pain

31.2 (21.9–42.3)

41.7 (32.6–51.3)

27.9 (16.5–43.1)

24.3 (10.1–47.8)

0.230

34.5 (28.7–40.7)

 Heavy periods

25.9 (17.4–36.7)

27.2 (19.7–36.4)

23.6 (13.3–38.4)

27.6 (12.5–50.4)

0.976

26.3 (21.1–32.2)

 Irregular periods

18.4 (11.2–28.6)

39.9 (30.8–49.7)

40.2 (25.5–56.8)

38.1 (20.2–60.0)

0.032

33.8 (27.9–40.2)