Table 2 Participants’ demographics
Quebec | Lebanon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pregnant women (N = 15) | Male partner (N = 7) | Pregnant women (N = 15) | Male partner (N = 6) | |
Age at delivery (mean = yrs) | Mean = 35.2 | Mean = 34 | Mean = 31.3 | Mean = 35.3 |
24–29 years | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
30–33 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
34–39 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
40+ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Gravidity | ||||
First | 5 | 9 | ||
Second | 4 | 3 | ||
Third | 4 | 2 | ||
Fourth | 1 | 1 | ||
Fifth | 1 | 0 | ||
Prenatal testing history | ||||
Unknown risk-the couple declined all prenatal tests | 0 | 1 | ||
Low-Risk- opted for traditional screening | 5 | 8 | ||
Low-Risk- opted for NIPT | 0 | 1 | ||
High-Risk- opted for invasive testing (amniocentesis) | 9 | 0 | ||
High-Risk- opted for NIPT | 1 | 1 | ||
High-Risk- Declined further tests including NIPT and amniocentesis | 0 | 4 | ||
Religiosity | ||||
Considers self “religious” | 11 | 6 | 14 | 6 |
Christian | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Muslim | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Druze | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Christian + Muslim | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Does not consider self “religious” | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Prefers not to answer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Highest level of education completed | ||||
Primary school | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
High school | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
College | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
University undergraduate | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
University graduate or professional | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 |