Table 3 Socio-demographic characteristics associated with repeat induced abortion among the women who seek abortion care services at MSIE clinics in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from April 1 to April 30, 2015
Variables | Induced abortion | COR,95% CI | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aborted once N (%) | Repeat abortion N (%) | |||
Age | ||||
15–19 | 20 (7.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.00 | 0.998 |
20–24 | 89 (31.2) | 44 (30.6) | 0.2(.07–0.8) | 0.029 |
25–29 | 120 (42.1) | 56 (38.9) | 0.2 (0.06–0.8) | 0.022 |
30–34 | 52 (18.2) | 36 (25.0) | 0.3 (0.09–1.2) | 0.102 |
35–39 | 4 (1.4) | 8 (5.6) | 1.0 | |
Residence | ||||
Urban | 261 (91.6) | 132 (91.7) | 1.0 (0.5–2.0) | 0.975 |
Rural | 24 (8.4) | 12 (8.3) | 1.0 | |
Educational status | ||||
Illiterate | 28 (9.8) | 8 (5.6) | 1.0 | |
Elementary | 64 (22.5) | 28 (19.4) | 1.5 (0.6–3.7) | 0.355 |
Secondary | 106 (37.2) | 32 (22.2) | 1.1 (0.4–2.5) | 0.902 |
College diploma & above | 87 (30.5) | 76 (52.8) | 3.1 (1.3–7.1) | 0.009 |
Marital status | ||||
Married | 152 (53.3) | 84 (58.3) | 1.0 | |
Single | 113 (39.6) | 48 (33.3) | 0.7 (0.5–1.2) | 0.231 |
Divorced | 16 (5.6) | 12 (8.3) | 1.3 (0.6–3.0) | 0.451 |
Widowed | 4 (1.4) | 4 (0.9) | 0.000 | 0.999 |
Occupation | ||||
House wife | 55 (19.3) | 28 (19.4) | 1.0 | |
Student | 27 (9.5) | 12 (8.3) | 0.8(.3–1.9) | 0.745 |
Government employee | 34 (11.9) | 12 (8.3) | 0.7 (0.3–1.5) | 0.370 |
Private employee | 143 (50.2) | 80 (55.6) | 1.1 (0.6–1.8) | 0.728 |
House made | 20 (7.0) | 4 (2.8) | 0.4 (0.1–1.2) | 0.116 |
Others | 6 (2.1) | 8 (5.6) | 2.6 (0.8–8.2) | 0.101 |
Monthly income | ||||
< 500 | 97 (34.0) | 52 (36.1) | 1.1 (0.6–1.8) | 0.715 |
501–1000 | 55 (19.3) | 12 (8.3) | 0.4 (0.2–0.9) | 0.034 |
1001–2000 | 27 (9.5) | 32 (11.2) | 2.4 (1.2–4.4) | 0.007 |
2001–3000 | 32 (11.2) | 12 (8.3) | 0.7 (0.3–1.6) | 0.510 |
≥ 3000 | 74 (26.0) | 36 (25.0) | 1.0 | |