Table 6 Association between the three most important reasons to use withdrawal and women's characteristics

Age

35 >

180 (67.4)

20 (60.6)

163 (67.4)

37 (63.8)

137 (64.9)

63 (70.8)

≥ 35

87 (32.6)

13 (39.4)

79 (32.6)

21 (36.2)

74 (35.1)

26 (29.2)

Test for significance

df = 1 χ2 = 0.61 P = 0.4

df = 1 χ2 = 0.26 P = 0.6

df = 1 χ2 = 0.96 P = 0.3

Education

Primary

51 (19.1)

10 (30.3)

38 (15.7)

23 (39.7)

41 (19.4)

20 (22.5)

Secondary

136 (50.9)

18 (54.5)

128 (52.9)

26 (44.8)

103 (48.8)

51 (57.3)

Higher

80 (30)

5 (15.2)

76 (31.4)

9 (15.5)

67 (31.8)

18 (20.2)

Test for significance

df = 2 χ2 = 4.16 P = 0.1

df = 2 χ2 = 17.96 P < 0.001

df = 2 χ2 = 4.10 P = 0.1

Employment

Housewife

200 (74.9)

26 (78.8)

177 (73.1)

49 (84.5)

156 (73.9)

70 (78.7)

Employed

67 (25.1)

7 (21.2)

65 (26.9)

9 (15.5)

55 (26.1)

19 (21.3)

Test for significance

df = 1 χ2 = 0.23 P = 0.6

df = 1 χ2 = 3.23 P = 0.07

df = 1 χ2 = 0.75 P = 0.3

Time since marriage (years)

10 <

148 (55.4)

13 (30.4)

128 (52.9)

33 (56.9)

114 (54.0)

47 (52.8)

10≥

119 (44.6)

20 (60.6)

114 (47.1)

25 (43.1)

97 (46.0)

42 (47.2)

df = 1 χ2 = 3.03 P = 0.08

df = 1 χ2 = 0.30 P = 0.5

df = 1 χ2 = 0.03 P = 0.8

Number of children

0

16 (6.0)

0 (0)

10 (4.1)

6 (10.3)

15 (7.1)

1 (1.1)

1

81 (30.3)

8 (24.2)

72 (29.8)

17 (29.3)

63 (29.9)

26 (29.2)

2

106 (39.7)

12 (36.4)

102 (42.1)

16 (27.6)

82 (38.9)

36 (40.4)

≥ 3

64 (24.0)

13 (39.4)

58 (24.0)

19 (32.8)

51 (24.1)

26 (29.2)

Test for significance

df = 3 χ2 = 5.15 P = 0.1

df = 3 χ2 = 7.32 P = 0.06

df = 3 χ2 = 4.87

P = 0.1