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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of all participants, of participants who used contraception, and of participants who reported a pregnancy. Sao Paulo, 2012

From: Contraceptive use following spontaneous and induced abortion and its association with family planning services in primary health care: results from a Brazilian longitudinal study

Variables

All participants

Participants who used contraception

Participants who reported pregnancy

 

Time Point

Time Point

Time Point

 

Month 1

Month 6

Month 1

Month 6

Endline

Mean age (years)

29.1 (7.4)

29.6 (7.3)

29.5 (6.8)

29.7 (7.4)

26.8 (6.9)

Mean age at first intercourse (years)

17.2 (2.9)

17.4 (2.9)

17.2 (3.1)

17.4 (2.8)

16.9 (1.9)

Mean age at first pregnancy (years)

21.7 (5.2)

21.9 (5.1)

22.0 (4.9)

21.7 (5.0)

20.7 (5.1)

Mean number of previous pregnancies

2.5 (1.4)

2.5 (1.4)

2.6 (1.4)

2.6 (1.5)

2.3 (1.1)

Mean educational level (years)

9.3 (2.5)

9.5 (2.5)

9.5 (2.6)

9.3 (2.6)

9.8 (1.4)

Color (%)

     

White

49.6

55.2

50.6

52.9

47.1

Brown

45.6

40.0

47.1

44.7

52.9

Black

4.8

4.8

2.3

2.4

-

Religion (%)

     

Catholic

43.5

43.8

46.0

45.9

35.4

Protestant

32.7

35.2

31.0

34.1

29.4

Other

6.1

5.7

6.9

5.9

17.6

None

17.7

15.3

16.1

14.1

17.6

Employed (%)

59.9

60.9

64.4

58.8

58.8

Current living with partner (%)

76.9

76.2

82.8

74.1

88.2

Desire to have more children (%)

66.7

66.7

70.1

66.5

76.5

Previous pregnancy plan (%)

     

Planned

29.9

31.4

29.9

27.1

41.2

Ambivalent

49.0

49.5

50.6

50.6

35.3

Unplanned

21.1

19.1

19.5

22.3

23.5

Total number of women

147

105a

87

85

17

  1. Standard deviation (sd) in parentheses
  2. anot included 17 women who reported a pregnancy