Background
Methods
Data
Outcome variable
Predictor variables
Statistical analysis
Results
Profile of abortion-seeking women
Characteristics | Women who had an abortion | |
---|---|---|
% | n | |
Age
| ||
15–24 | 18.75 | 1094 |
25–34 | 59.28 | 3459 |
35–49 | 21.97 | 1282 |
Gestational age
| ||
<=8 weeks | 72.72 | 4243 |
9–20 weeks | 25.04 | 1461 |
>=20 weeks | 2.24 | 131 |
Method of abortion
| ||
Medicine | 67.74 | 3953 |
MVA | 11.62 | 678 |
Other surgical | 16.03 | 935 |
Other/Do not know | 4.61 | 269 |
Place of abortion
| ||
Public | 20.44 | 1193 |
Private | 53.03 | 3094 |
Home/Other | 26.53 | 1548 |
Person conducted abortion
| ||
Doctor | 54.5 | 3181 |
Other health care providers | 19.0 | 1108 |
Self | 26.5 | 1546 |
Reasons for abortion
| ||
Life-risk/medical reasons | 21.8 | 1270 |
Sex-selective | 7.0 | 410 |
Unintended pregnancy | 71.2 | 4155 |
Years of schooling
| ||
No schooling | 15.04 | 877 |
< 10 | 41.34 | 2412 |
>=10 | 43.62 | 2546 |
Caste
| ||
SC/ST | 29.04 | 1694 |
OBC | 40.92 | 2388 |
Non-SC/ST/OBC | 30.04 | 1753 |
Wealth quintile
| ||
Poorest | 14.67 | 856 |
Poorer | 19.84 | 1158 |
Middle | 20.91 | 1220 |
Richer | 21.56 | 1258 |
Richest | 23.02 | 1343 |
Place of residence
| ||
Urban | 37.91 | 2212 |
Rural | 62.09 | 3623 |
Region
| ||
North | 11.12 | 649 |
Central | 26.90 | 1570 |
East | 25.66 | 1497 |
North East | 6.66 | 389 |
West | 13.81 | 805 |
South | 15.85 | 925 |
Total number of women
|
100
|
5835
|
Abortion complications by background characteristics
Characteristics | Post-abortion complications (%) | n |
---|---|---|
Age
| ||
15–24 | 17.9 | 1094 |
25–34 | 15.7 | 3459 |
35–49 | 16.8 | 1282 |
Gestational age
| ||
<=8 weeks | 14.0 | 4243 |
9–20 weeks | 23.0 | 1461 |
>=20 weeks | 18.1 | 131 |
Method of abortion
| ||
Medicine | 14.7 | 3953 |
MVA | 23.3 | 678 |
Other surgical | 18.2 | 935 |
Other/Do not know | 16.2 | 269 |
Place of abortion
| ||
Public | 15.7 | 1193 |
Private | 17.7 | 3094 |
Home/Other | 14.0 | 1548 |
Person conducted abortion
| ||
Doctor | 17.2 | 3181 |
Other health care providers | 16.8 | 1108 |
Self | 14.3 | 1546 |
Reasons for abortion
| ||
Life-risk/medical reasons | 19.9 | 1270 |
Sex-selective | 19.3 | 410 |
Unintended pregnancy | 15.0 | 4155 |
Years of schooling
| ||
No schooling | 20.4 | 877 |
< 10 | 14.7 | 2412 |
>=10 | 16.5 | 2546 |
Caste
| ||
SC/ST | 15.7 | 1694 |
OBC | 15.6 | 2388 |
Non-SC/ST/OBC | 18.0 | 1753 |
Wealth quintile
| ||
Poorest | 15.7 | 856 |
Poorer | 17.9 | 1158 |
Middle | 17.0 | 1220 |
Richer | 17.5 | 1258 |
Richest | 13.6 | 1343 |
Place of residence
| ||
Urban | 15.5 | 2212 |
Rural | 16.8 | 3623 |
Region
| ||
North | 17.9 | 649 |
Central | 15.8 | 1570 |
East | 17.1 | 1497 |
North East | 15.7 | 389 |
West | 17.9 | 805 |
South | 13.8 | 925 |
Total number of women
|
16.3
|
5835
|
Determinants of abortion complications
Predictor variables | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) |
---|---|---|
Characteristics | ||
Age
| ||
15–24® | ||
25–34 | 0.85 (0.70, 1.03) | 0.85 (0.70, 1.04) |
35–49 | 0.93 (0.74, 1.16) | 0.91 (0.72, 1.15) |
Gestational age
| ||
<=8 weeks® | ||
9–20 weeks | 1.66*** (1.41, 1.94) | 1.48*** (1.24, 1.75) |
>=20 weeks | 1.80** (1.16, 2.79) | 1.48 (0.93, 2.34) |
Method of abortion
| ||
Medicine® | ||
MVA | 1.20 (0.96, 1.50) | 1.04 (0.82, 1.33) |
Other surgical | 1.33** (1.10, 1.60) | 1.11 (0.90, 1.38) |
Other/Don’t know | 0.98 (0.65, 1.46) | 0.83 (0.55, 1.26) |
Place of abortion
| ||
Home/Other ® | ||
Public | 1.39** (1.13, 1.70) | 1.18 (0.88, 1.60) |
Private | 1.33** (1.10, 1.59) | 1.18 (0.89, 1.55) |
Person conducted abortion
| ||
Doctor® | ||
Other health care providers | 1.07 (0.88, 1.29) | 1.05 (0.85, 1.30) |
Self | 0.77** (0.64, 0.92) | 1.04 (0.77, 1.39) |
Reasons for abortion
| ||
Unintended pregnancy® | ||
Life-risk/medical reasons | 1.61*** (1.36, 1.90) | 1.37*** (1.13, 1.65) |
Sex-selective | 1.24 (0.93, 1.64) | 1.15 (0.86, 1.53) |
Years of schooling
| ||
No schooling® | ||
< 10 | 0.82 (0.66, 1.01) | 0.86 (0.69, 1.08) |
>=10 | 0.84 (0.68, 1.04) | 0.90 (0.70, 1.15) |
Caste
| ||
Non-SC/ST/OBC® | ||
SC/ST | 0.93 (0.77, 1.11) | 0.95 (0.78, 1.15) |
OBC | 0.82* (0.68, 0.99) | 0.85 (0.70, 1.03) |
Wealth quintile
| ||
Poorest® | ||
Poorer | 1.07 (0.85, 1.36) | 1.10 (0.86, 1.41) |
Middle | 1.17 (0.92, 1.49) | 1.17 (0.90, 1.52) |
Richer | 1.00 (0.78, 1.28) | 0.97 (0.72, 1.29) |
Richest | 0.98 (0.76, 1.26) | 0.89 (0.64, 1.24) |
Place of residence
| ||
Urban® | ||
Rural | 1.12 (0.95, 1.33) | 1.08 (0.89, 1.30) |
Region
| ||
North® | ||
Central | 0.76* (0.60, 0.96) | 0.82 (0.64, 1.05) |
East | 0.77* (0.61, 0.98) | 0.81 (0.63, 1.06) |
North East | 0.66** (0.52, 0.84) | 0.67** (0.51, 0.88) |
West | 0.99 (0.73, 1.34) | 1.00 (0.73, 1.37) |
South | 0.68** (0.52, 0.90) | 0.60*** (0.44, 0.81) |