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Table 1 Sociodemographic Characteristics

From: Self-assessment of eligibility for early medical abortion using m-Health to calculate gestational age in Cape Town, South Africa: a feasibility pilot study

 

Mean

SD

Range

Age

27,51

6,47

18–42

Recruitment Sites (n = 78)

%

n

 Public Healthcare Facility

41 %

32

 Local (Private) NGO

59 %

46

Education (n = 78)

%

n

 Grade 6–11

38 %

30

 Grade 12 +

62 %

48

Employment (n = 78)

%

n

 Unemployed

37 %

29

 Employed

49 %

38

 Student

14 %

11

Reported Phone Type (n = 78)

%

n

 Basic phone

13 %

10

 Feature/Smart phone

73 %

57

 Did not know

14 %

11

Reproductive History

Mean

SD

Range

 Gravidity (n = 78)

2,15

1,06

1–5

 Number TOP including current

1,16

0,38

1–2

 

%

n

Currently using Contraceptiona

41 %

32

 IUD

3 %

1

 Injectables

23 %

8

 Oral contraceptives

43 %

15

 Male condoms

26 %

9

 Emergency contraception

3 %

1

 Female condoms

3 %

1

 Other

3 %

1

  1. aDual protection reported by some