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Table 1 Weighted proportion of women who utilize abortion service from abortion providers in different socio-demographic groups

From: Utilization of abortion services from an unsafe provider and associated factors among women with history of induced abortion in Ghana

Variables

Choice of abortion provider

Women’s knowledge on abortion legality

Safe provider (%)

Unsafe provider (%)

p-value

 Yes

63.7

36.3

 < 0.001

 No

40.0

60.0

Age

 15–29

39.5

60.5

 < 0.001

 30–39

47.3

52.7

 40–49

53.8

46.2

Religious affiliation

 Catholics

50.3

49.7

0.222

 Protestants

40.6

59.4

 Moslem

43.8

56.3

 Pentecostal/Charismatic

42.2

57.8

 No religion

36.2

63.8

Educational level

 No education

38.9

61.1

0.081

 Primary

37.6

62.4

 Secondary + 

43.9

56.1

Ethnicity

 Akan

40.5

59.5

 < 0.001

 Ga/Dangme

38.0

62.0

 Ewe

52.8

47.2

 Mole-dagbani

40.9

59.1

Marital status

 Married

50.8

49.2

 < 0.001

 Cohabiting

41.6

58.4

 Not married

38.4

61.6

Parity

 0

39.3

60.7

0.001

 1–2

40.5

59.5

 3 + 

49.5

50.5

Ecological zone

 Coastal zone

46.0

54.0

0.001

 Middle belt

37.6

62.4

 Northern zone

49.1

50.9

Place of residence

 Urban

43.8

56.2

0.111

 Rural

40.0

60.0

  1. Source: Computed from Ghana maternal health surveys (GMHS) 2017