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Table 2 Reproductive history of the study respondents, Tigray region, 2015

From: Determinants of repeated abortion among women of reproductive age attending health facilities in Northern Ethiopia: a case–control study

Variables

Controls

Cases

Total

P-Value

 

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Age at first sexual intercourse

 Less than 18

117 (57.4)

83 (79.0)

200 (64.7)

<0.01

 18 and above

87 (42.6)

22 (21.0)

109 (35.9)

Ever number of sexual partners

 One

109 (53.4)

29 (27.6)

138 (44.7)

<0.01

 Two and above

95 (46.6)

76 (72.4)

171 (55.3)

Number of sexual partners in the past 12 months

 One

165 (80.9)

62 (59.0)

227 (73.5)

<0.01

 Two and above

39 (19.1)

43 (41.0)

82 (26.5)

Ever been pregnant before

 Yes

176 (86.3)

105 (100.0)

281 (90.9)

<0.01

 No

28 (13.7)

-

28 (9.1)

Did want to have children for the future

 Yes

161 (78.9)

71 (67.6)

232 (75.1)

0.05

 No

43 (21.1)

34 (32.4)

77 (24.9)