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Table 3 Factors associated with lifetime abortions, among women interviewed about their lifetime experience of pregnancies in 2012–2013, rural south- western Uganda

From: Adverse pregnancy outcomes in rural Uganda (1996–2013): trends and associated factors from serial cross sectional surveys

 

n abortions / N pregnancies (%)

Unadjusted RR (95 % CI)

Adjusted RR (95 % CI)a

Age group

 

P = 0.44

P < 0.001

 <20

14 / 153 (9.2 %)

1

1

 20–29

129 / 2023 (6.4 %)

0.76 (0.44–1.32)

0.84 (0.49–1.45)

 30–39

335 / 4606 (7.3 %)

0.87 (0.50–1.50)

1.36 (0.78–2.35)

 40–49

352 / 4695 (7.5 %)

0.89 (0.52–1.53)

1.70 (0.97–2.97)

Ever married

 

P = 0.71

P = 0.09

 Yes

803 / 1170 (7.3 %)

1

1

 No

27 / 407 (6.6 %)

0.93 (0.64–1.35)

0.73 (0.51–1.05)

Education

 

P = 0.03

P = 0.07

 None/less than primary

75 / 1130 (6.6 %)

1

1

 Incomplete primary

390 / 5329 (7.3 %)

1.09 (0.83–1.44)

1.08 (0.82–1.42)

 Completed primary

153 / 2556 (6.0 %)

0.90 (0.66–1.23)

0.84 (0.61–1.14)

 Secondary or above

212 / 2462 (8.6 %)

1.28 (0.95–1.73)

1.11 (0.82–1.50)

Village location

 

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

 Away from main road

584 / 8783 (6.6 %)

1

1

 Along the main road

246 / 2694 (9.1 %)

1.37 (1.15–1.63)

1.33 (1.12–1.57)

Parity

 

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

 0–4

280 / 2805 (10.0 %)

1

1

 5–9

428 / 6699 (6.4 %)

0.66 (0.56–0.78)

0.50 (0.40–0.61)

 ≥10

122/ 1973 (6.2 %)

0.63 (0.49–0.81)

0.43 (0.31–0.59)

Attended antenatal clinicb

 

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

 Yes

172 / 2087 (8.2 %)

1

1

 No

61 / 339 (18.0 %)

2.15 (1.60–2.90)

2.14 (1.60–2.86)

  1. aAdjusted for age, ever married, education, village location and parity. bAttended antenatal care data restricted to women reporting a pregnancy in the past 12 months. Restricted to women reporting a pregnancy in the past 12 months