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Table 1 Background characteristics of respondents at time of abortion (N = 1144)*

From: Determinants of women’s preferred and actual abortion provision locations in Nigeria

 

n (%)

Age

 

< 15

34 (2.8)

15–19

215 (18.3)

20–24

313 (29.2)

25–29

242 (22.0)

30–34

176 (15.1)

35–39

95 (7.3)

40–44

42 (3.1)

45–49

9 (0.7)

No response

18 (1.6)

Married/cohabiting

 

No

449 (47.0)

Yes

692 (53.0)

Was attending school

 

No

855 (71.2)

Yes

288 (28.8)

Had children

 

No

509 (51.4)

Yes

634 (48.6)

Wealth^

 

Poorest

170 (12.0)

Second poorest

260 (18.5)

Middle

212 (18.7)

Second wealthiest

261 (25.4)

Wealthiest

237 (25.5)

Residence

 

Rural

446 (31.0)

Urban

698 (69.0)

State^

 

Anambra

191 (16.3)

Kaduna

214 (6.0)

Lagos

238 (27.4)

Nasarawa

165 (12.3)

Rivers

273 (28.9)

Taraba

63 (9.1)

Total

1144 (100.0)

  1. *Ns across categories of a characteristic that do not sum to total N is a result of missingness
  2. ^From time of baseline survey, not time of abortion