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Table 4 Induced abortions status among migrant women

From: Contraceptive practices and induced abortions status among internal migrant women in Guangzhou, China: a cross-sectional study

Induced abortions status

Total417 (100.0)

Marital status

χ 2

P

Married389 (93.3)

Unmarried28 (6.7)

Induced abortion times

   

2.775

0.250

 1

265 (63.5)

251 (64.6)

14 (50.0)

  

 2

110 (26.4)

99 (25.4)

11 (39.3)

  

 ≥3

42 (10.1)

39 (10.0)

3 (10.7)

  

Reason for induced abortion

   

11.752*

0.014

 Failure of contraception

133 (31.9)

119 (30.6)

14 (50.0)

  

 Nonuse of contraceptives

88 (21.1)

79 (20.3)

9 (31.2)

  

 Risk to maternal/fetal health

72 (17.3)

70 (18.0)

2 (7.1)

  

 Disrupt employment

65 (15.6)

62 (15.9)

3 (10.7)

  

 Breaching one-child policy

59 (14.1)

59 (15.2)

0 (0.0)

  

Venue for induced abortion

   

7.481*

0.091

 Provincial and municipal hospital

153 (36.7)

142 (36.5)

11 (39.3)

  

 District hospital

110 (26.4)

100 (25.7)

10 (35.7)

  

 Township or Sub-district hospital

86 (20.6)

85 (21.9)

1 (3.6)

  

 Family planning service station

41 (9.8)

38 (9.8)

3 (10.7)

  

 Private clinic

27 (6.5)

24 (6.2)

3 (10.7)

  

Received post abortion care

   

0.679

0.410

 Yes

254 (60.9)

239 (61.4)

15 (53.6)

  

 No

163 (39.1)

150 (38.6)

13 (46.4)

  
  1. Note: Induced abortions status was measured by the last time of induced abortion
  2. *Fisher’s exact test