Table 1 Background characteristics of respondents and role-players in abortion decision-making in the Accra Metropolis, Ghana
From: Role-players in abortion decision-making in the Accra Metropolis, Ghana
Role-player | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Personal | Sexual partner | Participant’s mother | Other | Total | N | |
Knowledge of abortion law ( χ 2 = 9.3528; p = 0.155) | ||||||
Abortion is legal | 40.5 | 45.9 | 48.5 | 21.1 | 43.1 | 173 |
Abortion is illegal | 14.5 | 19.3 | 9.1 | 21.1 | 17 | 68 |
Don’t know | 45 | 34.9 | 42.4 | 57.9 | 39.9 | 160 |
Educational level ( χ 2 = 9.5561 p = 0.145) | ||||||
None/Primary | 24.4 | 15.6 | 18.2 | 31.6 | 19.5 | 78 |
Middle/JSS | 30.5 | 26.1 | 33.3 | 15.8 | 27.7 | 111 |
Secondary and Higher | 45 | 58.3 | 48.5 | 52.6 | 52.9 | 212 |
Ethnicity ( χ 2 = 7.7461; p = 0.560) | ||||||
Akan | 42.4 | 40.6 | 28.6 | 33.3 | 39.9 | 132 |
Ewe | 17.0 | 20.0 | 32.1 | 20.0 | 19.9 | 66 |
Ga/Dangbme | 28.0 | 21.2 | 28.6 | 33.3 | 24.8 | 82 |
Mole-Dagbani | 12.7 | 18.2 | 10.7 | 13.3 | 15.4 | 51 |
Religion ( χ 2 = 12.2573; p = 0.056) | ||||||
Christian | 88.5 | 76.2 | 78.8 | 94.7 | 81.3 | 326 |
Moslem | 11.4 | 22.0 | 18.2 | 5.3 | 17.5 | 70 |
Others | - | 1.8 | 3.0 | - | 1.3 | 5 |
Age group ( χ 2 = 31.1048; p = 0.002) | ||||||
15-19 | 14.6 | 7.4 | 36.4 | 11.1 | 12.3 | 49 |
20-24 | 30 | 34.6 | 39.4 | 38.9 | 33.7 | 134 |
25-29 | 28.5 | 30 | 18.2 | 16.7 | 27.9 | 111 |
30-34 | 15.4 | 18.9 | 3 | 16.7 | 16.3 | 65 |
35+ | 11.5 | 9.2 | 3 | 16.7 | 9.8 | 39 |
Occupation ( χ 2 = 38.6934; p = 0.000) | ||||||
Unemployed | 9.3 | 12.5 | 3.1 | 26.3 | 11.4 | 45 |
Self employed | 50.4 | 32.9 | 25 | 21.1 | 37.4 | 148 |
Student/Apprentice | 31 | 31.5 | 65.6 | 26.3 | 33.8 | 134 |
Other | 9.3 | 23.1 | 6.2 | 26.3 | 17.4 | 69 |
Marital status ( χ 2 = 9.8489; p = 0.131) | ||||||
Never married | 49.6 | 46.3 | 71.9 | 57.9 | 50 | 199 |
Married/In union | 40.5 | 45.4 | 25 | 42.1 | 42 | 167 |
Formerly married | 9.9 | 8.3 | 3.1 | 0 | 8 | 32 |
Number of previous abortions ( χ 2 = 20.2018; p = 0.017) | ||||||
None | 30.4 | 17.9 | 35.5 | 22.2 | 23.4 | 88 |
One | 41.7 | 60.4 | 41.9 | 61.1 | 53.2 | 200 |
Two | 17.4 | 17.5 | 9.7 | 11.1 | 16.5 | 62 |
Three | 10.4 | 4.2 | 12.9 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 26 |
Number of living children ( χ 2 = 20.9092; p = 0.052) | ||||||
None | 48.9 | 49.5 | 84.4 | 68.4 | 53 | 212 |
One | 23.7 | 19.3 | 9.4 | 10.5 | 19.5 | 78 |
Two | 16.8 | 14.7 | 3.1 | 10.5 | 14.2 | 57 |
Three | 6.1 | 11 | 0 | 5.3 | 8.2 | 33 |
Four+ | 4.6 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 5 | 20 |