Table 4 Bivariate association between socio-demographic factors, decision regarding pregnancy termination, and most effective type of contraception amongst women with unintended pregnancies (n = 1211)
Most effective type of contraception used | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
None | Natural Family planning | Barrier methods | Hormonal methods | Emergency contraception | Surgical methods | |
% (95 % CI) | % (95 % CI) | % (95 % CI) | % (95 % CI) | % (95 % CI) | % (95 % CI) | |
Overall | 22.6 (20.2–25.2) | 10.3 (8.6–12.3) | 33.1 (30.3–35.9) | 27.7 (25.1–30.4) | 2.9 (2.0–4.1) | 3.5 (2.6–4.8) |
Highest level of education completed | ||||||
Post-secondary | 19.6 (16.8–22.7) | 12.5 (10.3–15.2) | 34.2 (30.8–37.8) | 26.3 (23.2–29.7) | 3.5 (2.4–5.2) | 3.8 (2.6–5.5) |
High school | 28.0 (23.6–32.9) | 6.0 (4.0–9.0) | 30.8 (26.2–35.7) | 30.5 (26.0–35.4) | 1.6 (0.7–3.6) | 3.0 (1.7–5.4) |
Speak English in the home | ||||||
Yes | 23.0 (20.4–25.9) | 10.2 (8.4–12.3) | 30.9 (28.0–34.0) | 30.2 (27.3–33.2) | 2.6 (1.8–3.9) | 3.1 (2.1–4.4) |
No | 20.1 (14.7–27.0) | 11.0 (7.0–16.8) | 45.1 (37.6–52.8) | 13.4 (9.0–19.6) | 4.3 (2.0–8.7) | 6.1 (3.3–11.0) |
Low income (household income < $42,000/year) | ||||||
No | 21.2 (18.2–24.5) | 12.2 (9.8–15.0) | 33.8 (30.2–37.6) | 28.1 (24.7–31.8) | 2.1 (1.2–3.5) | 2.7 (1.7–4.3) |
Yes | 24.7 (20.7–29.2) | 7.1 (4.9–10.0) | 33.0 (28.5–37.8) | 27.2 (23.0–31.8) | 3.8 (2.3–6.2) | 4.3 (2.7–6.8) |
Marital status | ||||||
Married/common law | 22.5 (19.5–25.8) | 12.1 (9.8–14.7) | 33.0 (29.6–36.7) | 27.2 (24.0–30.7) | 1.0 (0.5–2.2) | 4.2 (2.9–6.0) |
Single/divorced/widowed | 22.8 (18.9–27.1) | 7.4 (5.2–10.4) | 33.2 (28.7–37.9) | 28.2 (24.0–32.8) | 5.9 (4.0–8.7) | 2.5 (1.3–4.5) |
Maternal age | ||||||
≥ 40 years | 23.1 (10.6–43.2) | 15.4 (5.8–35.0) | 38.5 (21.8–58.3) | 7.7 (1.9–26.7) | 0 | 15.4 (5.8–35.0) |
35–39 years | 26.7 (19.9–34.8) | 14.1 (9.1–21.1) | 35.6 (27.9–44.0) | 17.0 (11.6–24.4) | 3.0 (1.1–7.7) | 3.7 (1.5–8.6) |
30–34 years | 22.2 (17.4–27.8) | 14.1 (10.3–19.0) | 37.9 (32.1–44.1) | 19.0 (14.5–24.3) | 2.4 (1.1–5.3) | 4.4 (2.5–7.8) |
25–29 years | 18.8 (14.8–23.6) | 9.2 (6.4–13.1) | 32.7 (27.6–38.2) | 31.7 (26.7–37.2) | 3.3 (1.8–6.0) | 4.3 (2.5–7.3) |
20–24 years | 21.0 (16.5–26.5) | 6.6 (4.2–10.4) | 29.3 (24.0–35.2) | 37.5 (31.8–43.6) | 3.5 (1.8–6.6) | 2.0 (0.8–4.6) |
< 20 years | 31.3 (22.9–41.1) | 7.0 (3.4–14.2) | 27.3 (19.4–36.9) | 32.3 (23.8–42.2) | 2.0 (0.5–7.8) | 0 |
Decision following an unintended pregnancy | ||||||
Pregnancy termination | 24.0 (20.6–27.8) | 6.1 (4.4–8.4) | 34.7 (30.8–38.8) | 26.0 (22.5–29.9) | 4.6 (3.1–6.7) | 4.6 (3.1–6.7) |
Pregnancy continuation | 21.1 (17.9–24.8) | 14.6 (11.8–17.8) | 31.4 (27.6–35.5) | 29.3 (25.6–33.4) | 1.1 (0.5–2.5) | 2.4 (1.4–4.1) |