Background
Unsafe abortion
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Unintended Pregnancy and Unsafe abortion in the context of HIV
Methods
Design/study population/participants
Variables
Statistical analysis
Power analysis
Ethical review
Consent statement
Results
Baseline characteristics of study population
Characteristics | Overall | Abortion complications | No abortion complications |
---|---|---|---|
N = 70 (50.4) | N = 69 (49.6) | ||
HIV status | |||
Positive | 18 (12.9) | 8 (11.4) | 10 (14.5) |
Unknown | 50 (36.0) | 35 (50.0) | 15 (21.7) |
Negative | 71 (51.1) | 27 (38.6) | 44 (63.8) |
Age | |||
≤29 years | 78 (56.1) | 40 (57.1) | 38 (55.1) |
>29 years | 61 (43.9) | 30 (42.9) | 31 (44.9) |
Age of partner | |||
≤35 years | 43 (30.9) | 24 (34.3) | 19 (27.5) |
>35 years | 32 (23.0) | 13 (18.6) | 19 (27.5) |
Unknown | 64 (46.1) | 33 (47.1) | 31 (44.9) |
Education | |||
No schooling | 21 (15.1) | 9 (12.9) | 12 (17.4) |
Primary | 53 (38.1) | 32 (45.7) | 21 (30.4) |
Secondary | 45 (32.4) | 20 (28.6) | 25 (36.2) |
More than secondary | 20 (14.4) | 9 (12.9) | 11 (15.9) |
Education of partner | |||
No schooling | 23 (16.5) | 11 (15.7) | 12 (17.4) |
Primary | 45 (32.4) | 21 (30.0) | 24 (34.8) |
Secondary | 35 (25.2) | 15 (21.4) | 20 (29.0) |
More than secondary | 21 (15.1) | 11 (15.7) | 10 (14.5) |
Don’t know | 15 (10.8) | 12 (17.1) | 3 (4.3) |
Marital status | |||
Ever married | 108 (77.7) | 47 (67.1) | 61 (88.4) |
Never married | 31 (22.3) | 23 (32.9) | 8 (11.6) |
Number of children | |||
0 | 20 (14.4) | 18 (25.7) | 2 (2.9) |
1-3 | 68 (48.9) | 32 (45.7) | 36 (52.2) |
4-8 | 51 (36.7) | 20 (28.6) | 31 (44.9) |
Number of pregnancies | |||
1-2 | 41 (29.5) | 26 (37.1) | 15 (21.7) |
3-4 | 51 (36.7) | 20 (28.6) | 31 (44.9) |
5-10 | 47 (33.8) | 24 (34.3) | 23 (33.3) |
Health status | |||
Excellent | 28 (20.1) | 7 (10.0) | 21 (30.4) |
Good | 83 (59.7) | 46 (65.7) | 37 (53.6) |
Average/Poor | 28 (20.1) | 17 (24.3) | 11 (15.9) |
Work status | |||
Working | 42 (30.2) | 22 (31.4) | 20 (29.0) |
Not Working | 97 (69.8) | 48 (68.6) | 49 (71.0) |
Correlates of abortion complications
Characteristics | Crude OR (95 % CI) | Ρ-value | Adjusted OR (95 % CI) | Ρ-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
HIV status | ||||
Positive | 1.3 (0.46, 3.71) | .619 | 0.76 (0.23, 2.52) | .653 |
Unknown | 3.8 (1.76, 8.23) | < .001 | 2.80 (1.20, 6.54) | .018 |
Negative (Ref) | 1.00 | _ _ | _ _ | _ _ |
Age | ||||
≤29 years | 1.1 (0.56,2.13) | .806 | _ _ | _ _ |
>29 years (Ref) | 1.00 | _ _ | _ _ | _ _ |
Age of partner | ||||
≤35 years | 1.19 (0.55, 2.58) | .666 | _ _ | _ _ |
>35 years | 0.64 (2.27, 1.52) | .313 | _ _ | _ _ |
Unknown (Ref) | 1.00 | _ _ | _ _ | _ _ |
Education | ||||
No schooling | 0.92 (0.27,3.15) | .890 | _ _ | _ _ |
Primary | 1.86 (0.66, 5.26) | .241 | _ _ | _ _ |
Secondary | 0.98 (0.34, 2.82) | .967 | _ _ | _ _ |
More than Secondary (Ref) | 1.00 | _ _ | _ _ | _ _ |
Education of Partner | ||||
No schooling | 0.23 (0.05,1.03) | .055 | _ _ | _ _ |
Primary | 0.22 (0.05,0.88) | .033 | _ _ | _ _ |
Secondary | 0.19 (0.05, 0.78) | .022 | _ _ | _ _ |
More than Secondary | 0.28 (0.06,1.27) | .098 | _ _ | _ _ |
Don’t Know (Ref) | 1.00 | _ _ | _ _ | _ _ |
Marital status | ||||
Ever married (Ref) | 1.00 | _ _ | _ _ | _ _ |
Never married | 3.73 (1.53,9.09) | .004 | _ _ | _ _ |
Number of children | ||||
0 | 13.95 (2.92, 66.73) | .001 | 17.49 (3.17, 96.5) | .001 |
1-3 | 1.38 (0.66, 2.88) | .394 | 1.74 (0.78, 3.90) | .177 |
4-8 (Ref) | 1.00 | _ _ | _ _ | _ _ |
Number of pregnancies | ||||
1-2 (Ref) | 1.00 | _ _ | _ _ | _ _ |
3-4 | 0.37 (0.16, 0.87) | .022 | _ _ | _ _ |
5-10 | 0.60 (0.26, 1.42) | .245 | _ _ | _ _ |
Health status | ||||
Excellent (Ref) | 1.00 | _ _ | _ _ | _ _ |
Good | 3.73 (1.43, 9.73) | .007 | 4.86 (1.53, 15.44) | .007 |
Average/Poor | 4.64 (1.48, 14.54) | .009 | 6.77 (1.67, 27.49) | .007 |
Work status | ||||
Working | 1.12 (0.54, 2.32) | .754 | _ _ | _ _ |
Not working (Ref) | 1.00 | _ _ | _ _ | _ _ |