Western Cape (n = 94) | Kwazulu/Natal (n = 131) | Total (n = 225) | p-valuea | |
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Age, (years) | ||||
Median (IQR) | 26 (23.0-31.3) | 26 (23.2-29.3) | 26.0 (23.0-30.0) | 0.452 |
School education, (years) | ||||
Completed school education (Grade 12) (Yes) n (%) | 66 (70.2) | 92 (70.2) | 158 (70.2) | 1.000 |
Paid employment (Yes) n (%) | 63 (67.0) | 31 (33.0) | 94 (40.9) | <0.001 |
Previous pregnancies, n (%) | 0.868 | |||
0 | 20 (21.3) | 31 (23.7) | 51 (22.7) | |
1 | 30 (31.9) | 43(32.8) | 73 (32.4) | |
2+ | 44 (46.8) | 57 (43.5) | 101 (44.9) | |
Prior abortion (among those ever pregnant) n (%) | 21/74 (27.3) | 10/100 (10.0) | 31/17 (17.2) | 0.003 |
Used contraception in last year (Yes) n (%) | 78 (83.0) | 60 (45.8) | 138 (61.3) | <0.001 |
Sure of LMP date (Yes) n (%) | 73 (77.7) | 121 (92.4) | 194/225 (86.2) | 0.002 |