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Table 3 Abortion related characteristics of the 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 (%)

Reason for abortion

 Family planning is not effective

12 (5.9)

18 (17.1)

30 (9.9)

<0.01

 Unplanned sex

41 (20.1)

16 (15.2)

57 (18.4)

 Rape

86 (42.2)

25 (23.8)

111 (35.9)

 Pregnancy from family

29 (14.2)

14 (13.3)

43 (13.9)

 Others

36 (17.6)

32 (30.5)

68 (22.0)

Abortion was done using

 Medical abortion

44 (21.6)

50 (47.6)

94 (30.4)

<0.01

 MVA or curettage

160 (78.4)

55 (52.4)

215 (69.6)

Abortion procedure was painful

 Yes

112 (54.9)

32 (30.5)

144 (46.6)

<0.01

 No

92 (45.1)

73 (69.5)

165 (53.4)

Did you get counseling about FP

 Yes

175 (85.8)

91 (86.7)

266 (86.1)

0.08

 No

29 (14.2)

14 (13.3)

43 (13.9)

Did you get counseling when fertility is return after the procedure

 Yes

159 (77.9)

86 (81.9)

245 (79.3)

0.20

 No

45 (22.1)

19 (18.1)

64 (23.0)

When it return fertility

 Within 2 weeks

74 (46.5)

32 (37.2)

106 (43.3)

0.24

 Two weeks and above

85 (53.5)

54 (62.8)

139 (56.7)

Did you face complication while you were pregnant

 Yes

43 (21.1)

31 (29.5)

74 (23.9)

0.24

 No

161 (78.9)

74 (70.5)

235 (76.1)

Type of complication

 Bleeding

32 (74.4)

25 (80.6)

57 (77)

0.50

 Mechanical trauma

5 (11.6)

5 (16.1)

10 (13.5)

 Infection

6 (14)

1 (3.2)

7 (9.5)

Did you face psychological problem

 Yes

56 (27.5)

30 (28.6)

86 (27.8)

0.73

 No

148 (72.5)

75 (71.4)

223 (72.2)

Did you disclosure to any one

 Yes

90 (44.1)

61 (58.1)

151 (48.9)

0.02

 No

114 (55.9)

44 (41.9)

158 (51.1)

To whom did you disclose

 Partner

19 (21.1)

19 (31.1)

38 (25.2)

0.45

 Family

25 (27.8)

15 (24.6)

40 (26.5)

 Friend

46 (51.1)

27 (44.3)

73 (48.3)