Due to a production error, there was a mistake in Table 1 as published. In the section “‘Mother’s place of birth” in columns “SGA newborns” and “Non-SGA newborns” several rows were incorrectly shifted down. The corrected Table 1 appears below.
TABLE 1
| Total | SGA newborns | Non-SGA newborns | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 67,962 | N = 7,925 | N = 60,037 | ||
| n | n (%a) | n (%a) | ||
| Age of mothers | 27.8 [12–52] | 27.1 [12–49] | 27.9 [12–52] | <10–3 |
| mean [range] | ||||
| Age of mothers | 67,962 | <10–3 | ||
| <20 years old | 8,810 | 1,377 (15.6) | 7,433 (84.4) | |
| ≥20 years old | 59,152 | 6,548 (11.1) | 52,604 (88.9) | |
| Gestation | 67,962 | 0.73 | ||
| ≥37 weeks (term) | 59,415 | 6,938 (11.7) | 52,477 (88.3) | |
| <37 weeks (pretem) | 8,547 | 987 (11.5) | 7,560 (88.5) | |
| Place of delivery | 67,962 | <10–3 | ||
| Cayenne hospital (level 3) | 32,589 | 4,146 (12.7) | 28,443 (87.3) | |
| St Laurent hospital (level 2) | 25,485 | 2,617 (10.3) | 22,868 (89.7) | |
| Kourou hospital (level 2) | 7,345 | 898 (12.2) | 6,447 (87.8) | |
| St Gabriel hospital (Cayenne - level 1) | 2,229 | 236 (10.6) | 1,993 (89.4) | |
| Remote health centers (level 1) | 314 | 28 (8.9) | 286 (91.1) | |
| Immediate neonatal outcome | 67,873 | <10–3 | ||
| Nursery | 60,412 | 6,302 (10.5) | 54,110 (89.6) | |
| Hospital admission | 5,129 | 1,388 (21.4) | 5,129 (78.6) | |
| Death | 944 | 229 (25.2) | 715 (74.8) | |
| Place of residence | 67,344 | <10–3 | ||
| CACL (Cayenne area) | 30,889 | 3,960 (12.8) | 26,929 (87.2) | |
| CCOG (western area) | 27,725 | 2,852 (10.3) | 24,873 (89.7) | |
| CCS (Kourou area) | 6,832 | 861 (12.6) | 5,971 (87.4) | |
| CCEG (eastern area) | 1,898 | 188 (9.9) | 1,710 (90.1) | |
| Mother’s place of birth | 66,485 | <10–3 | ||
| France | 30,547 | |||
| -French Guiana | 26,729 | 3,005 (11.2) | 23,724 (88.8) | |
| -Antilles | 629 | 60 (9.5) | 569 (90.5) | |
| -Mainland France | 3,189 | 356 (11.2) | 2,833 (88.8) | |
| Neighbouring foreign countries | 18,466 | |||
| Suriname | 13,745 | 1,472 (10.7) | 12,273 (89.3) | |
| Brazil | 4,721 | 405 (8.6) | 4,316 (91.4) | |
| Non neighbouring foreign countries | 17,472 | |||
| Haiti | 14,065 | 2,100 (14.9) | 11,965 (85.1) | |
| Guyana | 1,212 | 182 (15.0) | 1,030 (85.0) | |
| Dominican Republic | 1,710 | 185 (10.8) | 1,525 (89.2) | |
| China | 485 | 25 (5.2) | 460 (94.8) | |
| Other | 1,477 | 135 (9.1) | 1,342 (90.9) | |
| Health insurance coverage | 28,838 | <10–3 | ||
| No | 3,382 | 435 (12.9) | 2,947 (87.1) | |
| Yes | 25,456 | 2,718 (10.7) | 22,738 (89.3) | |
| Health insurance type | 25,456 | 0.86 | ||
| State medical assistance | 4,093 | 447 (10.9) | 3,646 (89.1) | |
| (for undocumented migrants) | ||||
| Universal health insurance coverage | 6,300 | 668 (10.6) | 5,632 (89.4) | |
| (for low-income earners) | ||||
| Common health insurance | 15,063 | 1,603 (10.6) | 13,460 (89.4) | |
| Beginning of pregnancy follow-up | 66,383 | <10–3 | ||
| First trimester | 47,991 | 5,439 (11.3) | 42,552 (88.7) | |
| Second trimester and beyond | 18,392 | 2,281 (12.4) | 16,111 (87.6) | |
| Number of prenatal visits | 59,785 | 0.05 | ||
| <7 visits | 36,466 | 4,314 (11.8) | 32,152 (88.2) | |
| ≥7 visits | 23,319 | 2,637 (11.3) | 20,682 (88.7) | |
| Number of prenatal ultrasounds | 67,025 | 0.75 | ||
| <3 ultrasounds | 14,480 | 1,699 (11.7) | 12,781 (88.3) | |
| ≥3 ultrasounds | 52,545 | 6,114 (11.6) | 46,431 (88.4) |
Univariate analysis of factors associated with small for gestational age newborns, French Guiana, 2013–2021.
Percentages are for each line.
CACL, Communauté d’Agglomération du Centre Littoral; CCOG, Communauté de Communes de l’Ouest Guyanais; CCS, Communauté de Communes des Savanes; CCEG, Communauté de Communes de l’Est Guyanais.
The publisher apologizes for this mistake. The original version of this article has been updated.
Summary
Keywords
small for gestational age, newborns, French Guiana, migrants, health insurance
Citation
Swiss School of Public Health Production Office (2024) Erratum: Small for Gestational Age Newborns in French Guiana: The Importance of Health Insurance for Prevention. Int J Public Health 69:1607279. doi: 10.3389/ijph.2024.1607279
Received
15 March 2024
Accepted
26 March 2024
Published
22 April 2024
Volume
69 - 2024
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