Table 3 Factors associated with higher natural log of duration before seeking care for complications from unsafe abortion among women in Kenya

Age category: Ref (10–19 yrs)

20–29 yrs

−0.261

0.008

−0.454

−0.067

^**

−0.167

0.095

−0.363

0.029

^†

30 + yrs

−0.218

0.052

−0.437

0.002

^†

−0.182

0.157

−0.435

0.070

Residence: Ref (Rural)

Urban

−0.049

0.534

−0.204

0.106

0.009

0.922

−0.162

0.180

Region of residence: Ref Central & Nairobi

Coast & N. Eastern

0.175

0.322

−0.171

0.520

0.167

0.374

−0.202

0.537

Eastern

0.063

0.728

−0.291

0.416

0.116

0.511

−0.230

0.462

Nyanza & Western

−0.028

0.873

−0.378

0.321

−0.043

0.813

−0.398

0.312

Rift valley

0.018

0.929

−0.378

0.413

−0.054

0.794

−0.456

0.349

Marital status: Ref (Never married)

Married/Living together

−0.330

0.000

−0.494

−0.166

^***

−0.099

0.316

−0.292

0.094

Divorced

0.128

0.245

−0.088

0.344

0.168

0.159

−0.066

0.402

Education: Ref (No education)

Primary

−0.283

0.061

−0.578

0.013

^†

−0.340

0.046

−0.674

−0.006

^*

Secondary

−0.296

0.053

−0.597

0.004

^†

−0.375

0.042

−0.736

−0.014

^*

Post-secondary

−0.356

0.031

−0.679

−0.033

^*

−0.291

0.165

−0.701

0.120

Occupation: Ref (Farmer/unskilled)

Skilled/clerical

0.111

0.224

−0.068

0.289

0.055

0.528

−0.116

0.225

Student

−0.050

0.608

−0.242

0.142

−0.015

0.882

−0.217

0.186

Unemployed/housewife

0.224

0.037

0.013

0.434

^*

−0.029

0.801

−0.257

0.198

Religion: Ref (Others)

Catholic

−0.073

0.770

−0.565

0.418

−0.026

0.927

−0.581

0.529

Other Christians

−0.092

0.719

−0.591

0.408

0.005

0.987

−0.555

0.564

Muslims

0.127

0.615

−0.369

0.623

0.123

0.656

−0.418

0.664

Severity level^β: Ref (Mild)

Moderate

0.004

0.964

−0.161

0.169

0.002

0.980

−0.172

0.176

Severe

0.712

0.000

0.521

0.903

^***

0.595

0.000

0.403

0.786

^***

Gestational age: Ref (First trimester)

Second trimester

0.034

0.636

−0.107

0.176

−0.059

0.450

−0.212

0.094

Gravidity :Ref (1)

2–3

−0.201

0.018

−0.367

−0.034

^*

−0.098

0.310

−0.286

0.091

4+

0.066

0.510

−0.130

0.262

0.104

0.438

−0.159

0.367

Previous abortions: Ref (None)

One or more

0.186

0.155

−0.070

0.442

−0.040

0.759

−0.296

0.216

Contraception: Ref (Not using modern)

Using modern

0.255

0.001

0.111

0.399

^**

0.165

0.022

0.024

0.305

^*

Pregnancy wantedness: Ref (Wanted then)

Wanted later

0.417

0.000

0.252

0.582

^***

0.280

0.001

0.119

0.442

^**

Did not want

0.597

0.000

0.411

0.783

^***

0.323

0.002

0.123

0.523

^**

Referred: Ref (Not referred)

Referred

0.409

0.000

0.286

0.532

^***

0.341

0.000

0.206

0.475

^***