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Table 2 Socio-economic characteristics of women with residence in Jimma Town having first and second trimester induced abortion

From: Determinants of first and second trimester induced abortion - results from a cross-sectional study taken place 7 years after abortion law revisions in Ethiopia

 

First trimester abortion

Second trimester abortion

Second trimester vs first trimester abortion

Second trimester vs first trimester abortion

N = 463%

N = 41%

OR (95% CI)

Adjusted* OR (95% CI)

Age

    

 Median (rang)

21 (14–38)

18 (14–27)

  

 <19 years

119/463 25.7

25/41 61.0

6.93 (2.27-21.2)

2.88 (0.82-10.2)

 20-24 years

212/463 45.8

12/41 29.3

1.87 (0.59-5.93)

1.30 (0.36- 4.62)

 25+ years

132/463 28.5

4/41 9.8

1.00

1.00

Marital status

    

 Single

221/461 48.0

35/41 85.4

7.13 (2.68-18.9)

5.07 (1.71-15.0)

 Married

225/461 48.8

5/41 12.2

1.00

1.00

 Widowed/Divorced

15/461 3.5

1/41 2.4

3.00 (0.33-27.59)

2.42 (0.23-25.0)

Education

    

 < sec school

139/462 30.1

24/41 58.5

3.28 (1.63-6.71)

4.08 (2.00-8.33)

 Sec school+

323/462 69.9

17/41 41.5

1.00

1.00

Occupation

    

 Housewife

80/463 17.3

1/41 2.4

0.20 (0.004- 1.56)ǂ

0.28 (0.03- 2.58)

 Employed

129/463 27.9

8/41 19.5

1.00

1.00

 Unemployed

5/463 1.1

3/41 7.3

9.68 (1.82-51.3)

4.02 (0.61-26.3)

 Attending school

201/463 43.4

25/41 61.0

2.00 (1.87-4.60)

1.22 (0.45-3.30)

 Other

48/463 10.4

4/41 9.8

1.34 (0.38-4.69)

0.50 (0.13-1.96)

Parity

    

 0

309/463 67.0

37/41 90.3

5.07 (1.56-26.1)ǂ

2.16 (0.53-8.78)

 1-2

127/463 27.6

3/41 7.3

1.00

1.00

 3+

25/463 5.4

1/41 2.4

1.69 (0.31-22.0)ǂ

2.99 (0.27-33.6)

  1. Significant results are marked in Bold.
  2. ǂFisher’s exact (all other: chi2).
  3. *Adjusted for; Age, Marital status, Education, Parity.
  4. Missing values are not shown in the columns, and therefore column sum do not add up with total in top row.