Table 2 Multinomial logistic regression results on role-players in abortion decision-making by background characteristics of respondents

Knowledge of abortion

Abortion is not legal

0

[0,0]

0

[0,0]

0

[0,0]

Abortion is illegal

−1.013

[−3.070,1.044]

−0.884

[−2.886,1.118]

−1.683^*

[−4.053,0.686]

Don’t know

−1.030

[−2.672,0.612]

−1.248

[−2.856,0.360]

−1.522

[−3.418,0.374]

Level of education

None/Primary

0

[0,0]

0

[0,0]

0

[0,0]

Middle/JSS

0.649

[−1.506,2.803]

1.097

[−1.034,3.229]

1.024

[−1.449,3.497]

Secondary and Higher

0.561

[−1.247,2.369]

0.947

[−0.826,2.719]

0.430

[−1.769,2.629]

Ethnicity

Akan

0

[0,0]

0

[0,0]

Ewe

−0.240

[−2.161,1.682]

−0.169

[−2.048,1.710]

0

[0,0]

Ga/Dangbme

−0.242

[−1.830,1.346]

−0.294

[−1.844,1.255]

0.273

[−1.937,2.483]

Mole-Dagbani

−1.312

[−4.236,1.613]

−1.279

[−4.154,1.596]

0.923

[−0.994,2.840]

Religion

Christian

Moslem

1.453

[−1.810,4.716]

2.262

[−0.952,5.476]

1.879

[−1.721,5.479]

Others

−0.589

[−15911.6,15910.4]

17.01

[−14202.2,14236.2]

18.37

[−14200.8,14237.6]

Age

15-19

0

[0,0]

0

[0,0]

0

[0,0]

20-24

−0.308

[−2.509,1.893]

0.497

[−1.683,2.676]

−0.718

[−3.068,1.632]

25-29

1.362

[−1.583,4.306]

1.736

[−1.187,4.659]

0.386

[−2.851,3.623]

30-34

−1.085

[−4.019,1.849]

−0.647

[−3.514,2.220]

−17.01

[−2853.4,2819.4]

35+

−1.371

[−4.240,1.498]

−1.015

[−3.847,1.817]

−2.568

[−6.618,1.483]

Occupation

Unemployed

0

[0,0]

0

[0,0]

0

[0,0]

Self-employed

1.973

[−0.0726,4.018]

1.366

[−0.598,3.329]

1.564

[−1.407,4.535]

Student/Apprentice

1.893

[−0.133,3.919]

1.601

[−0.330,3.532]

2.769

[−0.0294,5.567]

Other

0.700

[−1.683,3.083]

1.408

[−0.821,3.637]

1.893

[−1.434,5.220]

Marital status

Never married

0

[0,0]

0

[0,0]

0

[0,0]

Married/In-union

−0.924

[−2.482,0.635]

−0.608

[−2.128,0.911]

−1.144

[−3.066,0.779]

Formerly married

15.09

[−3811.3,3841.5]

15.15

[−3811.2,3841.5]

14.69

[−3811.7,3841.1]

Number of previous abortions

None

0

[0,0]

0

[0,0]

0

[0,0]

One

−1.459

[−3.316,0.398]

−0.0657

[−1.922,1.791]

−0.864

[−2.954,1.226]

Two

−0.647

[−3.127,1.833]

0.310

[−2.162,2.783]

−0.716

[−3.681,2.249]

Three+

−0.836

[−4.110,2.438]

0.0392

[−3.232,3.311]

0.571

[−2.958,4.100]

Number of living children

None

0

[0,0]

0

[0,0]

0

[0,0]

One

1.920

[−0.450,4.290]

1.594

[−0.743,3.931]

1.397

[−1.336,4.131]

Two

1.093

[−1.460,3.645]

1.181

[−1.320,3.683]

0.314

[−3.066,3.695]

Three

1.480

[−1.676,4.636]

2.151

[−0.899,5.201]

−12.50

[−3675.7,3650.7]

Four+

1.487

[−2.106,5.079]

1.107

[−2.408,4.622]

1.906

[−2.789,6.601]

Constant

1.779

[−0.922,4.479]

0.512

[−2.222,3.247]

0.00180

[−3.547,3.550]

AIC

669.7

Log likelihood

−256.8

Chi-squared

110.5

N

299