Table 1 Demographic characteristics and pregnancy loss and induced abortion of ever partnered, ever pregnant women in Tanzania (n = 2492)
From: Induced abortion, pregnancy loss and intimate partner violence in Tanzania: a population based study
N | % | Pregnancy loss (n = 568, 23%) | Induced abortion (n = 169, 7%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence ever | ||||
No | 1259 | 50.52 | 46.48 | 39.05 |
Yes | 1233 | 49.48 | 53.52 | 60.95 |
Location | ||||
Dar es Salaam | 1294 | 51.93 | 58.10 | 58.58 |
Mbeya | 1198 | 48.07 | 41.90 | 41.42 |
Woman's age | ||||
15-19 | 152 | 6.10 | 42.25 | 5.33 |
20-34 | 1544 | 61.96 | 55.99 | 49.70 |
35+ | 796 | 31.94 | 1.76 | 44.97 |
Woman's education | ||||
Primary | 1669 | 68.09 | 64.89 | 65.03 |
None | 732 | 29.87 | 32.09 | 31.90 |
Secondary | 50 | 1.6 | 3.11 | 3.07 |
Socio-economic status | ||||
Low | 1872 | 76.53 | 71.94 | 63.86 |
Medium | 394 | 16.13 | 19.17 | 22.29 |
High | 180 | 7.44 | 8.99 | 13.86 |
Partner's age | ||||
15-19 | 6 | 0.24 | 68.96 | 0.61 |
20-34 | 992 | 40.02 | 31.04 | 31.52 |
35+ | 1481 | 59.74 | 0.00 | 67.88 |
Partner's education | ||||
Primary | 1796 | 74.21 | 69.29 | 72.22 |
None | 403 | 16.65 | 20.11 | 14.20 |
Secondary | 221 | 9.14 | 10.60 | 13.58 |
Currently married | ||||
Yes | 1455 | 58.39 | 61.44 | 50.30 |
No | 1037 | 41.61 | 38.56 | 49.70 |
Partner has another wife or affair | ||||
No | 1115 | 47.27 | 40.99 | 44.16 |
Affair/Other wife | 744 | 31.53 | 34.66 | 37.66 |
Don't know | 500 | 21.20 | 24.45 | 18.18 |
Number of live born children | ||||
< 3 | 1193 | 47.87 | 43.31 | 46.75 |
4 to 6 | 1082 | 43.42 | 46.30 | 43.79 |
> 6 | 217 | 8.71 | 10.39 | 9.47 |