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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Congenital CMV infection in a Brazilian neonatal intensive care unit: high prevalence among twin newborns

Mother

Median

Q1 - Q3

Age, years

26

20–32

Age at the first intercourse, years

16

15–18

Sexual partners

1

1–3

Number of children

1

1–2

Number of consultations

7

5–8

 

n

%

Type of delivery

  

 Cesarian section

267

53.61

 Normal delivery

227

45.59

 Not related

4

0.80

Condom use

  

 Yes

132

26.51

 No

331

66.46

 Not related

35

7.03

Contraceptive use

  

 Yes

229

45.98

 No

252

50.60

 Not related

17

3.42

Medicine use

  

 Yes

111

22.29

 No

366

73.49

 Not related

21

4.22

CMV knowledge

  

 Yes

93

18.67

 No

398

79.92

 Not related

7

1.41

Maternal occupation

  

 Yes

408

81.83

 No

7

1.41

 Not related

83

16.66

Twins

  

 Yes

42

8.43

 No

456

91.57

Newborn

  
 

n

%

Sex

  

 Female

243

48.80

 Male

255

51.20

 

Median

Q1 -Q3

Weight, kg

2.349

1.633–3.030