Table 2 Demographic and clinical care factors associated with uptake of contraception among abortion clients (n = 29,056)
Variable | Received postabortion contraception n = 18,761 % | Did not receive postabortion contraception n = 10,295 % | Univariate Poisson regression RR (95 % CI) | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Facility-level | ||||
Hospital | 59.4 | 40.6 | 1 | |
Health center | 82.9 | 17.1 | 1.39 (1.37, 1.42) | |
Maternity home | 90.9 | 9.1 | 1.53 (1.50, 1.56) | <0.001 |
Facility region | ||||
Ashanti | 66.2 | 33.9 | 1 | |
Eastern | 80.2 | 19.8 | 1.21 (1.19, 1.24) | |
Greater Accra | 53.9 | 46.1 | 0.81 (0.80, 0.83) | <0.001 |
Type of provider | ||||
House Officer | 45.8 | 54.2 | 1 | |
Physician | 53.2 | 46.8 | 1.16 (1.11, 1.21) | |
Midwife | 81.2 | 18.8 | 1.77 (1.70, 1.85) | <0.001 |
Client age | ||||
10-19 | 72.9 | 27.1 | 1 | |
20-29 | 66.2 | 33.8 | 0.91 (0.89, 0.93) | |
30-39 | 60.3 | 39.7 | 0.83 (0.81, 0.85) | |
40-49 | 60.2 | 39.8 | 0.82 (0.78, 0.87) | <0.001 |
Trimester | ||||
1st Tri | 67.9 | 32.1 | 1 | |
2nd Tri | 50.8 | 49.2 | 0.75 (0.72, 0.78) | <0.001 |
Procedure type | ||||
MVA or EVA | 63.9 | 36.1 | 1 | |
Medical abortionb | 79.9 | 20.1 | 1.25 (1.21, 1.29) | |
D&C or D&E | 76.7 | 23.3 | 1.20 (1.08, 1.33) | <0.001 |
Indication for abortion | ||||
Postabortion care | 52.6 | 47.4 | 1 | |
Induced abortion | 81.5 | 18.6 | 1.55 (1.52, 1.57) | <0.001 |