Table 3 Self-reported health status, and obstetric history of studied of the studied Egyptian married women

Chronic disease:

0.036*

 • Yes

35(9.4%)

16(45.7%)

19(54.3%)

 • No

336(90.6%)

96(28.6%)

240(71.4%)

Mental illness ^a

 • Yes

15(4.0%)

6(40.0%)

9(60.0%)

0.399

 • No

356(96.0%)

106(29.8%)

250(70.2%)

Weight perception

 • Satisfied

263(70.9%)

77(29.3%)

186(70.7%)

0.551

 • Dissatisfied

108(29.1%)

35(32.4%)

73(67.6%)

No. of pregnancies

 • < 3

96(25.9%)

22(22.9%)

74(77.1%)

0.071

 • ≥ 3

275(74.1%)

90(32.7%)

185(67.3%)

Living children

 • Males

53(14.3%)

17(32.1%)

36(67.9%)

0.405

 • Females

38(10.2%)

11(28.9%)

27(71.1%)

 • Both

268(72.2%)

83(31.0%)

185(69.0%)

 • No children

12(3.2%)

1(8.3%)

11(91.7%)

Stillbirth

 • Yes

43(11.6%)

17(39.5%)

26(60.5%)

0.156

 • No

328(88.4%)

95(29.0%)

233(71.0%)

 No. of abortions

 • Zero

114(30.7%)

39(34.2%)

75(65.8%)

0.261

 • One or more

257(69.3%)

73(28.4%)

184(71.6%)

Child with congenital anomalies /disabled

 • Yes

18(4.9%)

6(33.3%)

12(66.7%)

0.766

 • No

353(95.1%)

106(30.0%)

247(70.0%)

 Currently pregnant

 • Yes

23(6.2%)

13(56.5%)

10(43.5%)

0.005*

 • No

348(93.8%)

99(28.4%)

249(71.6%)