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Table 3 Factors associated with exposure to options counselling

From: Pregnancy options counselling in Ghana: a case study of women with unintended pregnancies in Kumasi metropolis, Ghana

Factor

Exposure to Options Counseling

P- value

Yes

No

Facility of recruitment

 Public facility clients

135 (59.5)

92 (40.5)

0.39

 NGO facility clients

134 (63.5)

77 (36.5)

 

Age category

 < 20 yrs

42 (79.3)

11 (20.8)

0.005

 ≥ 20 yrs

226 (59.2)

156 (40.8)

 

Educational level

 ≤ Basic

132 (54.8)

109 (45.2)

0.002

 > Basic

137 (69.5)

60 (30.5)

 

Occupation

 Non-income earners

99 (70.2)

42 (29.8)

0.008

 Income earners

168 (57.0)

127 (43.1)

 

Marital status

 Never Married

171 (65.5)

90 (34.5)

0.02

 Married

94 (54.3)

79 (45.7)

 

Religion

 Christianity

243 (62.5)

146 (37.5)

0.10

 Islam

23 (50.0)

23 (50.0)

 

Average monthly Income

 ≤ minimum wage

147 (62.0)

90 (38.0)

0.36

 > minimum wage

66 (57.0)

50 (43.1)

 

Gravidity

 1

105 (56.2)

82 (43.9)

0.05

 > 1

164 (65.3)

87 (34.7)

 

Parity

 Non para

113 (49.8)

114 (50.2)

< 0.001

 para 1

154 (73.7)

55 (26.3)

 

Gestational Age

 ≤ 13 weeks

74 (42.1)

102 (58.0)

< 0.001

 > 13 weeks

143 (81.3)

33 (18.8)

 

Previous induced abortion

 Yes

232 (73.7)

83 (26.4)

< 0.001

 No

37 (30.1)

86 (69.9)

 

Perception of pregnancy at conception

 Mistimed

219 (58.1)

158 (41.9)

< 0.001

 Unwanted

37 (86.1)

6 (14.0)

 
  1. Source: Authors field data 2014