Table 2 Associations with type of abortion
| Â | Surgical | Medical | Crude OR | LRT p value | Adjusted ORa | LRT p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 293 | N = 207 |  |  |  |  | |
Age group | ||||||
 Age > 25 | 213 (62%) | 130 (38%) | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 Age < 25 | 80 (51%) | 77 (49%) | 1.58 (1.08–2.31) | 0.019 |  |  |
Residence | ||||||
 Rural | 216 (67%) | 105 (33%) | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 Urban | 77 (43%) | 102 (57%) | 2.73 (1.87–3.97) | < 0.001 | 2.18 (1.46–3.25) | < 0.001 |
Socio-economic status | ||||||
 No access to motorised transport | 45 (69%) | 20 (31%) | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 Access to motorised transport | 248 (57%) | 187 (43%) | 1.70 (0.97–2.97) | 0.058 |  |  |
Level of Education | ||||||
 None or primary | 130 (66%) | 66 (34%) | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 Some secondary or above | 163 (54%) | 141 (46%) | 1.70 (1.17–2.47) | 0.005 | 1.45 (0.97–2.17) | 0.068 |
Marital status | ||||||
 Never married or living together | 18 (62%) | 11 (38%) | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 Married/living together | 271 (58%) | 193 (42%) | 1.17 (0.54–2.52) | 0.924 |  |  |
 Divorced/separated | 4 (57%) | 3 (43%) | 1.23 (0.23–6.55) |  |  | |
# living children | ||||||
 1 or more | 223 (63%) | 130 (37%) | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 0 | 70 (48%) | 77 (52%) | 1.89 (1.28–2.78) | 0.001 |  |  |
# previous abortions | ||||||
 0 | 171 (57%) | 128 (43%) | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 1 or more | 122 (61%) | 79 (39%) | 0.87 (0.60–1.25) | 0.435 |  |  |
Previous contraception use | ||||||
 Yes | 180 (60%) | 119 (40%) | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 No | 113 (56%) | 88 (44%) | 1.18 (0.82–1.69) | 0.376 |  |  |
Occupation | ||||||
 Housewife | 67 (66%) | 35 (34%) | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 Factory worker | 35 (46%) | 41 (54%) | 2.24 (1.22–4.12) | < 0.001 |  |  |
 Entertainment worker | 15 (56%) | 12 (44%) | 1.53 (0.65–3.63) |  |  | |
 Farmer | 29 (91%) | 3 (9%) | 0.20 (0.06–0.70) |  |  | |
 Employed | 57 (58%) | 42 (42%) | 1.41 (0.80–2.50) |  |  | |
 Self-employed/own business | 78 (58%) | 56 (42%) | 1.37 (0.81–2.34) |  |  | |
 Casual work/casual labour | 2 (67%) | 1 (33%) | 0.96 (0.08–10.93) |  |  | |
 Student | 5 (29%) | 12 (71%) | 4.59 (1.50–14.09) |  |  | |
 Unemployed | 4 (44%) | 5 (56%) | 2.39 (0.60–9.48) |  |  | |
 Other | 1 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 1.00 (.-.) |  |  |  |
Contraception decision-making | ||||||
 Mainly woman | 71 (74%) | 25 (26%) | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 Mainly husband/partner | 47 (60%) | 31 (40%) | 1.87 (0.98–3.56) | 0.001 |  |  |
 Joint decision | 154 (53%) | 136 (47%) | 2.51 (1.50–4.18) |  |  | |
Phone sharing | ||||||
 Shares | 142 (59%) | 99 (41%) | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 Never shares | 151 (58%) | 108 (42%) | 1.03 (0.72–1.46) | 0.888 |  |  |
Disclosure of abortion to others | ||||||
 Yes | 122 (60%) | 82 (40%) | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 No | 20 (54%) | 17 (46%) | 1.26 (0.63–2.56) | 0.515 |  |  |
PAFP intentions | ||||||
 Yes | 135 (72%) | 52 (28%) | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 No | 22 (52%) | 20 (48%) | 2.36 (1.19–4.68) | < 0.001 | 2.08 (1.02–4.23) | 0.001 |
 Undecided | 136 (50%) | 135 (50%) | 2.58 (1.73–3.84) |  | 2.18 (1.44–3.31) | |
Fertility plans | ||||||
 No more/none | 105 (76%) | 34 (24%) | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 Have a/another child | 162 (53%) | 146 (47%) | 2.78 (1.78–4.35) | < 0.001 | 2.07 (1.29–3.32) | 0.007 |
 Undecided | 26 (49%) | 27 (51%) | 3.21 (1.65–6.22) |  | 2.08 (1.03–4.18) | |
Phone credit | ||||||
 Sometimes | 123 (64%) | 70 (36%) | 1.00 |  |  |  |
 Usually | 67 (52%) | 61 (48%) | 1.60 (1.02–2.52) | 0.120 |  |  |
 Always | 103 (58%) | 76 (42%) | 1.30 (0.85–1.97) |  |  | |