Table 2 Contraceptive use, cognition of possible adverse health effects of having an abortion, and sexual partners’ willingness to use contraception
Characteristics | N (%) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | First abortion | Repeat abortion | ||
Contraceptive use at the time of conception | 0.005†| |||
 Nonuse of contraception | 1418 (41.7) | 672 (45.6) | 746 (38.8) |  |
 Condom | 854 (25.1) | 348 (23.6) | 506 (26.3) |  |
 Rhythm | 400 (11.8) | 166 (11.3) | 234 (12.2) |  |
 Withdrawal | 398 (11.7) | 157 (10.7) | 241 (12.5) |  |
 Emergency | 254 (7.5) | 100 (6.8) | 154 (8.0) |  |
 Other | 73 (2.1) | 30 (2.0) | 43 (2.2) |  |
Contraceptive use during six months preceding the survey | 0.646†| |||
 Nonuse | 216 (6.4) | 100 (6.8) | 116 (6.0) |  |
 One type | 2174 (64.0) | 935 (63.5) | 1239 (64.4) |  |
 Two types or more | 1007 (29.6) | 438 (29.7) | 569 (29.6) |  |
Cognition of the possible adverse health effects of having an abortion | < 0.001†| |||
 Know well | 577 (17.0) | 325 (22.1) | 252 (13.1) |  |
 General | 1250 (36.8) | 591 (40.1) | 659 (34.3) |  |
 Don’t know | 1570 (46.2) | 557 (37.8) | 1013 (52.7) |  |
Sexual partners’ willingness to use contraception | 0.018†| |||
 Very strong | 842 (24.8) | 364 (24.7) | 478 (24.8) |  |
 Strong | 1845 (54.3) | 791 (53.7) | 1054 (54.8) |  |
 General | 678 (20.0) | 312 (21.2) | 366 (19.0) |  |
 Weak or very weak | 32 (0.9) | 6 (0.4) | 26 (1.4) |  |