Explanatory variables | Model I Induced abortion Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR): 95 % CI | Model II Miscarriage Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR): 95 % CI | Model III Stillbirth Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR): 95 % CI |
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Age | |||
 15–24 | Ref | Ref | Ref |
 25–34 | 0.65*** [0.56–0.76] | 1.62*** [1.39–1.89] | 0.97 [0.71–1.34] |
 35–49 | 0.26***[0.21–0.32] | 1.53***[1.27–1.84] | 0.74 [0.51–1.07] |
Educational level | |||
 No education | Ref | Ref | - |
 Primary | 1.22 [0.97–1.54] | 1.28**[1.08–1.51] | - |
 Middle/JHS/JSS | 1.18 [0.95–1.47] | 1.32***[1.13–1.55] | - |
 SSS/SHS/VOC | 1.25[0.97–1.60] | 1.30**[1.07–1.58] | - |
 Higher | 1.06 [0.77–1.45] | 1.42**[1.13–1.78] | - |
Marital status | |||
 Married | Ref | Ref | Ref |
 Cohabiting | 2.02***[1.70–2.39] | 0.96 [0.84–1.10] | 0.84 [0.63–1.13] |
 Never married | 1.99***[1.69–2.35] | 0.42***[0.35–0.49] | 0.34***[0.23–0.51] |
Religion | |||
 Christianity | Ref | Ref | - |
 Muslim | 0.65***[0.52–0.82] | 1.31***[1.13–1.52] | - |
 Other | 0.74[0.51–1.08] | 1.08 [0.84–1.39] | - |
Ethnicity | |||
 Akan | Ref | Ref |  |
 Ga-Dagme | 0.97 [0.75–1.28] | 0.93 [0.71–1.22] | - |
 Ewe | 1.03 [0.81–1.30] | 1.23 [1.00-1.52] | - |
 Mole-Dagbani | 0.90 [0.70–1.16] | 1.27*[1.05–1.54] | - |
 Others | 0.89 [0.71–1.12] | 1.12 [0.93–1.36] | - |
Parity | |||
 0 | Ref | Ref | Ref |
 1 | 0.14***[0.11–0.17] | 0.20***[0.17–0.24] | 0.27***[0.18–0.40] |
 2 | 0.14***[0.11–0.17] | 0.17***[0.14–0.20] | 0.25***[0.17–0.38] |
 3 | 0.13***[0.11–0.16] | 0.13***[0.10–0.15] | 0.22***[0.15–0.32] |
 4+ | 0.14***[0.10–0.18] | 0.09***[0.07–0.12] | 0.26***[0.17–0.40] |
Region | |||
 Western | Ref | Ref | Ref |
 Central | 0.66**[0.51–0.86] | 1.03 [0.80–1.32] | 1.47 [0.89–2.40] |
 Greater Accra | 0.91 [0.72–1.17] | 0.88 [0.69–1.11] | 0.80 [0.47–1.35] |
 Volta | 0.78 [0.56–1.08] | 0.87 [0.65–1.17] | 0.71 [0.37–1.33] |
 Eastern | 0.63***[0.49–0.82] | 0.92 [0.72–1.17] | 0.85 [0.50–1.45] |
 Ashanti | 0.91 [0.73–1.13] | 1.14 [0.92–1.39] | 1.34 [0.86–2.08] |
 Brong Ahafo | 0.78* [0.62–0.99] | 0.98 [0.78–1.23] | 0.86 [0.52–1.43] |
 Northern | 0.30***[0.21–0.42] | 0.70***[0.55–0.89] | 1.00 [0.64–1.53] |
 Upper East | 0.32***[0.22–0.46] | 0.69**[0.53–0.90] | 0.65 [0.38–1.09] |
 Upper West | 0.62**[0.44–0.86] | 0.95 [0.74–1.22] | 1.09 [0.68–1.74] |
Residence | |||
Urban | Ref | Ref | - |
Rural | 0.76***[0.66–0.87] | 1.14*[1.01–1.29] | - |
Frequency of listening to radio | |||
Not at all | Ref | Ref | - |
Less than once a week | 1.06 [0.89–1.27] | 1.07 [0.92–1.25] | - |
At least once a week | 0.93 [0.79–1.10] | 1.06 [0.93–1.21] | - |
Frequency of watching television | |||
Not at all | Ref | Ref | - |
Less than once a week | 1.13 [0.91–1.41] | 1.20*[1.02–1.41] | - |
At least once a week | 1.57***[1.30–1.89] | 1.12 [0.97–1.29] | - |
Owns mobile phone | |||
No | Ref | Ref | - |
Yes | 1.42***[1.20–1.68] | 1.22***[1.07–1.40] | - |