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Table 2 Association (Crude Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals) between alcohol consumption and induced abortion among 605 women who died from pregnancy-related causes in Ghana between 2000 and 2005

From: Alcohol consumption in relation to maternal deaths from induced-abortions in Ghana

Variables

Induced Abortion

Yes

No

Crude OR(95% CI)

n

%

n

%

Ever Consumed alcohol

     

Yes

18

22.0

67

13.1

1.9 (1.04-3.35)

No

64

78.0

445

86.9

Ref

Level of alcohol consumption

     

Frequent consumer

5

6.1

20

3.9

1.7 (0.63-4.8)

Occasional consumer

13

15.9

46

9.0

2.0 (1.01-3.85)

Abstainer

64

78.0

446

87.1

Ref