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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population (n: 105)

From: Unintended pregnancy and its correlates among currently pregnant women in the Kwango District, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Variables

Unintended pregnancy [n (%)]

Intended pregnancy [n (%)]

Total [n (%)]

X 2

P-value

Reproductive age women

  

745

  

Pregnancy status

54 (51.4)

51 (48.6)

105(13.92)

-

-

Age (in years)

 15–24

12 (41.4)

17 (58.6)

29 (30.2)

1.975

0.373

 25–35

31 (53.4)

27 (46.6)

58 (60.4)

  

 35–49

3 (33.3)

6 (66.7)

9 (9.4)

  

Income level (US$)

 Less than $53

39 (50.6)

38 (49.4)

77 (73.3)

5.857

0.053

 $54–106

6 (35.3)

11 (64.7)

17 (16.9)

  

 More than $107

9 (81.8)

2 (18.2)

11 (10.4)

  

Educational status

 Educated

38 (60.3)

25 (39.7)

63 (60.0)

4.982

0.026

 Uneducated

16 (38.1)

26 (61.9)

42 (40.0)

  

Distance to health facility

 Up to 5 km

28 (54.9)

23 (45.1)

51 (48.6)

0.479

0.489

 More than 5 km

26 (48.1)

28 (51.9)

54 (48.6)

  

Age of the last child

 1–2 years

20 (62.5)

12 (37.5)

32 (31.1)

6.320

0.042

 3 years

25 (55.6)

20 (44.4)

45 (43.7)

  

 More than 3 years

8 (30.8)

18 (69.2)

26 (25.2)

  

Family size

 1–4

21 (39.6)

32 (60.4)

53 (50.5)

5.971

0.015

 5 or more

33 (63.5)

19 (36.5)

52 (49.5)

  

Ownership of a cell phone

 Yes

7 (29.2)

17 (70.8)

24 (22.9)

6.172

0.013

 No

47 (58.0)

34 (42.0)

81 (77.1)