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Table 1 Prevalence and predictors of unintended pregnancy based on a national survey of Canadian women (N=6,368)

From: Prevalence and predictors of unintended pregnancy among women: an analysis of the Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey

 

Sample Size

Unintended Pregnancy

Unadjusted Odds Ratio

Adjusted Odds Ratio

 

Na

N (%)

OR (95% CI)b

OR (95% CI)b

Age (years)

    

 <20

187

72.6

7.44 (4.75, 11.65)

4.43 (2.59, 7.58)

 20-29

2945

29.8

1.20 (0.84, 1.69)

1.19 (0.80, 1.76)

 30-39

3018

21.7

0.78 (0.55, 1.11)

0.93 (0.63, 1.38)

 ≥40

185

25.9

1

1

Aboriginal Status

    

 Aboriginal

264

46.1

2.41 (1.91, 3.04)

1.29 (0.96, 1.73)

 Non-Aboriginal

6074

26.2

1

1

Urban–rural residence

    

 Urban, population ≤499,999

2276

28.6

1.18 (1.00, 1.39)

1.14 (0.95, 1.37)

 Urban, population ≥500,000

2780

26.2

1.05 (0.89, 1.23)

1.15 (0.96, 1.38)

 Rural area

1090

25.3

1

1

Immigration to Canada

    

 Yes

1397

27.7

1.04 (0.89, 1.21)

1.53 (1.27, 1.83)

 No

4942

26.9

1

1

Level of education

    

 High school or less

1316

41.3

3.18 (2.49, 4.07)

1.71 (1.28, 2.29)

 Some postsecondary education

2748

26.7

1.65 (1.30, 2.09)

1.28 (0.99, 1.67)

 Undergraduate education

1620

19.2

1.07 (0.83, 1.38)

1.05 (0.80, 1.37)

 Graduate education

622

18.1

1

1

Partner/Significant other

    

 No

525

61.5

5.06 (4.20, 6.11)

3.20 (2.57, 3.99)

 Yes

5818

23.9

1

1

Moms perceived health

    

 Poor/Fair

334

42.4

2.29 (1.80, 2.90)

1.57 (1.18, 2.09)

 Good

1415

32.2

1.48 (1.29, 1.69)

1.23 (1.05, 1.45)

 Excellent/very good

4615

24.4

1

1

Previous depression diagnosis

    

 Yes

980

33.1

1.41 (1.21, 1.65)

1.15 (0.97, 1.37)

 No

5367

26.0

1

1

Pre-Pregnancy BMI (kg/m2)

    

 Underweight (<18.5)

380

33.9

1

1

 Normal (≥18.5 & <25)

3700

25.8

0.68 (0.54, 0.86)

0.94 (0.72, 1.23)

 Overweight (≥25 & <30)

1314

26.8

0.72 (0.55, 0.93)

0.98 (0.74, 1.32)

 Obese (≥30)

850

29.7

0.83 (0.63, 1.08)

1.02 (0.75, 1.38)

Experienced violence within last 2 years

    

 Yes

689

44.6

2.43 (2.07, 2.86)

1.34 (1.10, 1.63)

 No

5644

24.9

1

1

Number of past pregnancies

    

 1 or more

3453

27.6

1.06 (0.94, 1.19)

1.33 (1.16, 1.52)

 None

2895

26.4

1

1

Cigarette smoking before pregnancy

    

 Yes

1399

40.0

2.18 (1.92, 2.47)

1.34 (1.14, 1.57)

 No

4956

23.4

1

1

Alcohol use before pregnancy

    

 Yes

3964

27.5

1.06 (0.93, 1.20)

1.17 (1.01, 1.35)

 No

2385

26.4

1

1

Drug use before pregnancy

    

 Yes

426

47.3

2.61 (2.12, 3.21)

1.37 (1.05, 1.79)

 No

5927

25.6

1

1

  1. aSample size is estimated using normalized weights
  2. bOR and 95% CI were calculated using bootstrapping technique