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Table 2 Associations between socio-demographic characteristics and not knowing the abortion law among migrants in Sweden, 2018

From: Knowledge of the abortion law and key legal issues of sexual and reproductive health and rights among recently arrived migrants in Sweden: a cross-sectional survey

 

Univariable

Multivariable

Variable

OR

95% CI

AOR

95% CI

Age group, years

15–22

Ref

   

23–32

0.91

0.73–1.13

0.99

0.75–1.32

33–42

0.96

0.77–1.19

1.16

0.87–1.55

43+

1.10

0.90–1.36

1.18

0.88–1.58

Sex

    

Women

Ref

   

Men

1.21

1.04–1.41

1.21

0.98–1.50

Educational level

High level (> 10 years)

Ref

   

Low level (no school or ≤ 9 years)

1.37

1.17–1.61

1.29

1.04–1.61*

Sexual health education before Sweden

Previous sexual health education

Ref

   

No previous sexual health education

1.79

1.54–2.08

1.68

1.38–2.05*

Religion

Non-religious or atheist

Ref

   

Religious

2.03

1.41–2.92

2.12

1.42–3.15*

Country origin by restrictions on abortion

Less restrictive abortion laws

Ref

   

Predominantly restrictive abortion laws

1.65

1.39–1.95

1.46

1.16–1.85*

Duration living in Sweden

≥ 2 years

Ref

   

< 1 year

1.03

0.87–1.21

1.09

0.85–1.39

Reason for migration

Not asylum seeker

Ref

   

Asylum seeker

1.09

0.93–1.28

0.87

0.69–1.10

Resident status in Sweden

Permanent residence permit

Ref

   

Temporary residence permit

1.28

1.08–1.51

1.27

1.02–1.58*

No residence permit

0.96

0.68–1.34

0.99

0.61–1.62

Living situation

With friends, roommates, family or multi-residence

Ref

   

Alone

1.19

0.95–1.51

1.19

0.88–1.60

  1. *P-value significant at < 0.05
  2. Abbreviations: OR Crude odds ratio, CI confidence interval, Ref reference, OR Odds ratio, AOR Adjusted odds ratio