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Table 6 Some characteristics of the women's last induced abortion

From: Induced abortion and effecting factors of ever married women in the Southeast Anatolian Project Region, Turkey: a cross sectional study

  

Rural

Urban

Total

  

n

%

n

%

n

%

The reason of the last induced abortion

Wanting no more children

19

65,52

43

64,18

62

64,58

 

Short interval between the last two pregnancies

0

0,00

12

17,91

12

12,50

 

Mother's health

7

24,14

4

5,97

11

11,46

 

Children's health

3

10,34

3

4,48

6

6,25

 

The health of mother and children

0

0,00

3

4,48

3

3,13

 

Other

0

0,00

2

2,99

2

2,08

Who decided to the last induced abortion

Both of the couples together

19

65,52

42

62,69

61

63,54

 

Women

2

6,90

18

26,87

20

20,83

 

Doctor

7

24,14

5

7,46

12

12,50

 

Men

1

3,45

2

2,99

3

3,13

Where did the last induced abortion take place

Private doctor

15

51,72

30

44,78

45

46,88

 

Public hospital

9

31,03

17

25,37

26

27,08

 

Maternity hospital

3

10,34

4

5,97

7

7,29

 

Home

1

3,45

6

8,96

7

7,29

 

Private hospital/private polyclinic

1

3,45

5

7,46

6

6,25

 

Social Insurance Association

0

0,0

4

5,97

4

4,16

 

Mother and child health centers

0

0,0

1

1,49

1

1,04

 

Total

29

100,0

67

100,0

96*

100,0

  1. *96 women have given answer to these questions.