Table 8 Multiple linear regression results of factors associated with potential barriers to accessing abortion services
Perceived availability | Perceived affordability | Favorable attitude | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Standardized β | p-value | Standardized β | p-value | Standardized β | p-value | |
Constant | -- | .000 | -- | .000 | -- | .000 |
Age | ||||||
< 25 years (R) | ||||||
≥ 25 years | -0.010 | 0.730 | -0.007 | 0.798 | -0.009 | 0.747 |
Schooling | ||||||
Never attended (R) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Up to medium | -0.024 | 0.388 | -0.029 | 0.314 | 0.012 | 0.652 |
Secondary & above | -0.004 | 0.886 | -0.010 | 0.737 | 0.020 | 0.498 |
Type of family | ||||||
Nuclear (R) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Joint/Extended | -0.28 | 0.315 | -0.042 | 0.137 | -0.001 | 0.967 |
Religion | ||||||
Hindu (R) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Muslim | -0.012 | 0.677 | 0.001 | 0.966 | 0.004 | 0.881 |
Other | -0.054 | 0.344 | 0.119* | 0.038 | 0.145** | 0.009 |
Caste | ||||||
General (R) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Scheduled Caste | 0.013 | 0.699 | -0.027 | 0.426 | -0.057 | 0.080 |
Scheduled Tribe | 0.076 | 0.289 | -0.212** | 0.004 | -0.120 | 0.088 |
Other Backward Class | 0.017 | 0.701 | -0.070 | 0.110 | -0.089* | 0.035 |
Living Standard | ||||||
Low (R) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Medium | -0.012 | 0.656 | -0.044 | 0.118 | -0.082** | 0.002 |
High | -0.022 | 0.442 | -0.004 | 0.896 | -0.073** | 0.007 |
State | ||||||
Jharkhand (R) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Bihar | -0.054 | 0.172 | -0.052 | 0.190 | 0.094* | 0.014 |
Knowledge on legal status | ||||||
No (R) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Yes | 0.065* | 0.018 | 0.026 | 0.341 | 0.202** | 0.000 |
Know source of abortion services | ||||||
No (R) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Yes | -0.168** | 0.000 | -0.017 | 0.544 | -0.001 | 0.969 |
Know an abortion method | ||||||
No (R) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Yes | 0.079* | 0.015 | -0.013 | 0.684 | 0.070* | 0.023 |
Expose to abortion message | ||||||
No (R) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Yes | 0.056 | 0.087 | -0.082 | 0.014 | 0.182** | 0.000 |
Ever pregnant | ||||||
No (R) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Yes | 0.004 | 0.881 | -0.056* | 0.048 | -0.016 | 0.562 |
Ever had abortion | ||||||
No (R) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Yes | -0.014 | 0.595 | -0.024 | 0.381 | -0.031 | 0.235 |
Ever had miscarriage | ||||||
No (R) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Yes | 0.001 | 0.981 | 0.011 | 0.680 | -0.016 | 0.537 |