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Table 2 Socio-demographic predictors of pregnancy termination following an unintended pregnancy (n = 1211)

From: Exploring the relationship between socioeconomic factors, method of contraception and unintended pregnancy

Variable

Women who continued their pregnancy

Women who terminated their pregnancy

Adjusted odds ratio (95 % confidence interval)

N (%, 95 % CI)

N (%, 95 % CI)

Highest level of education completed

 Post-secondary

514 (78.6, 75.3–81.6)

303 (54.7, 50.5–58.8)

Ref

 High school

140 (21.4, 18.4–24.7)

251 (45.3, 41.2–49.5)

1.9 (1.42.59)

Speaks English in the home

 Yes

578 (88.0, 85.3–90.3)

445 (80.6, 77.1–83.7)

Ref

 No

79 (12.0, 9.7–14.7)

107 (19.4, 16.3–22.9)

1.9 (1.32.77)

Low income (household income < $42,000/year)

 No

512 (80.9, 77.6–83.8)

214 (40.8, 36.7–45.1)

Ref

 Yes

121 (19.1, 16.2–22.4)

310 (59.2, 54.9–63.3)

3.8 (2.95.17)

Marital status

 Married/common law

517 (78.8, 75.5–81.8)

261 (47.1, 43.0–51.3)

Ref

 Single/divorced/widowed

139 (21.2, 18.2–24.5)

293 (52.9, 48.7–57.0)

3.1 (2.34.18)

Maternal age

  ≥ 40 years

7 (1.1, 0.5–2.3)

20 (3.6, 2.3–5.5)

Ref

 35–39 years

96 (14.9, 12.3–17.9)

65 (11.7, 9.3–14.7)

0.3 (0.10.7)

 30–34 years

205 (31.8, 28.3–35.5)

84 (15.2, 12.4–18.4)

0.2 (0.10.4)

 25–29 years

196 (30.4, 27.0–34.1)

142 (25.6, 22.2–29.4)

0.2 (0.10.6)

 20–24 years

115 (17.8, 15.1–21.0)

165 (29.8, 26.1–33.7)

0.2 (0.10.6)

  < 20 years

26 (4.0, 2.8–5.9)

78 (14.1, 11.4–17.2)

0.3 (0.10.7)

  1. Bolded text indicates statistically significant differences (p < 0.05)
  2. Pseudo R2 = 0.20
  3. Adjusted odds ratios were obtained through a multivariate logistic regression model that adjusted for educational attainment, language spoken in the home, household income, marital status, and maternal age