Table 4 Women's decision making and process pre TOP
From: Ladies in waiting: the timeliness of first trimester services in New Zealand
| Â | Percentages | N |
|---|---|---|
Abortion decision | Â | Â |
   Before or as soon as they thought they were pregnant | 37.0 | 1082 |
   As soon as they had a positive pregnancy test | 29.3 |  |
   Sometime after they had a positive pregnancy test | 33.6 |  |
Number of consultations with referring doctor | Â | Â |
   1 | 35.3 | 1068 |
   2 | 47.7 |  |
   3 | 13.6 |  |
   4 or more | 6.5 |  |
Reason for going multiple doctor consultations | Â | Â |
   GP asked | 81.1 | 671 |
   I decided to go more than once | 18.9 |  |
Patient had to reschedule or change appointment due to personal circumstances | 14.8 | 1069 |
Social worker seen for counselling | Â | Â |
   Yes - I had to | 50.7 | 1079 |
   Yes-I wanted to | 14.1 |  |
   No-I did not want to | 28.6 |  |
   No-I was not offered | 3.1 |  |
   Not yet | 3.5 |  |
Patient feels that have had enough counselling support | Â | Â |
   Yes | 95.4 | 1033 |
   No | 4.6 |  |
Difficulty finding childcare | Â | Â |
   Not difficult | 37.9 | 602 |
   A bit difficult | 22.7 |  |
   Moderately difficult | 27.4 |  |
   Very difficult | 12.0 |  |
Difficulty taking time off from school/work | Â | Â |
   Not difficult | 29.4 | 841 |
   A bit difficult | 27.9 |  |
   Moderately difficult | 31.0 |  |
   Very difficult | 11.7 |  |
Difficulty keeping appointments confidential | Â | Â |
   Not difficult | 20.8 | 946 |
   A bit difficult | 22.4 |  |
   Moderately difficult | 35.6 |  |
   Very difficult | 21.1 |  |
The time it took to organise the abortion was: | Â | Â |
   Too long - I wanted an abortion sooner | 37.9 | 1069 |
   Too long - but I didn't mind waiting | 15.1 |  |
   Just right | 39.6 |  |
   Quicker than I wanted | 2.9 |  |
   Other | 2.0 |  |
   I still don't know when I'm having the abortion | 2.6 |  |