From: Factors associated with repeat induced abortion in Kenya
Variable | Odds ratio (OR) | Level of significance (p value) | 95 % Confidence interval (CI) |
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Residence | |||
Rural (ref.) | 1.000 | ||
Urban | 1.696 | 0.219 | 0.729–3.949 |
Marital status | |||
Never married (ref.) | 1.000 | ||
Married/Living together | 1.748 | 0.123 | 0.858–3.559 |
Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 6.804 | 0.000 | 2.778–16.663 |
Education | |||
No education (ref.) | 1.000 | ||
Primary | 0.284 | 0.001 | 0.141–0.574 |
Secondary | 0.336 | 0.010 | 0.148–0.765 |
Post-secondary | 0.278 | 0.002 | 0.125–0.620 |
Previous live births | |||
None (ref.) | 1.000 | ||
1–2 births | 2.104 | 0.012 | 1.182–3.745 |
3 or more births | 2.503 | 0.086 | 0.878–7.134 |
Pregnancy wantedness | |||
Wanted then (ref.) | 1.000 | ||
Wanted later | 0.347 | 0.025 | 0.138–0.874 |
Did not want | 0.534 | 0.021 | 0.313–0.910 |
Unsure/don’t know | 1.185 | 0.768 | 0.381–3.682 |
Gestation age | |||
< =12 weeks (ref.) | 1.000 | ||
> 12 weeks | 0.885 | 0.623 | 0.543–1.442 |
Contraceptiona | |||
Not using (ref.) | 1.000 | ||
Short-acting method (SACM) | 2.308 | 0.054 | 0.984–5.415 |
Long acting method (LACM) | 1.068 | 0.934 | 0.223–5.123 |
Traditional method | 9.474 | 0.004 | 2.043–43.934 |