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Table 2 Reproductive Health of Traders (N = 305)

From: The effects of occupational pollutants on the reproductive health of female informal street traders in Warwick junction, Durban, South Africa – a cross-sectional study

Reproductive Characteristics

N (%)

Gravidity (pregnant before)

289 (95)

Parity (n = 289)*

 Primigravidity

28 (9)

 Multiparous

200 (69)

 Grand multiparity

61 (21)

Reproductive Outcomes

Total number of pregnancies

876

Live infants

808

Sex of infants

 Males

394 (49)

 Females

414 (51)

Spontaneous abortions

23 (3)

Ectopic pregnancy

3 (0.3)

Low birth weight

58 (7)

Doctor diagnosed infertility

17 (6)

  1. *Primigravidity – woman who has been pregnant once only
  2. Multiparous – women who has had 2–4 pregnancies.
  3. Grand multiparity – woman with 5 or more completed pregnancies reaching gestational viability.