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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and prevalence of induced abortion among women living with HIV, 2016

From: Prevalence and correlates of induced abortion: results of a facility-based cross-sectional survey of parturient women living with HIV in South Africa

Variables

All participants

Never induced abortion

Ever induced abortion

All

1709 (100.0)

1384 (81.0)

325 (19.0)

Age

   

 15–24 years

391 (22.9)

348 (89.0)

43 (11.0)

 25 years and over

1318 (77.1)

1036 (78.6)

282 (21.4)

Education level

   

 Grade 8 or less

120 (7.0)

97 (80.8)

23 (19.2)

 Grade 9 to12

1479 (86.5)

1198 (81.0)

281 (19.0)

 Tertiary education

110 (6.4)

89 (80.9)

21 (19.1)

Marital status

   

 Ever married or cohabiting

522 (30.5)

383 (73.2)

140 (26.8)

 Never married

1187 (69.5)

1002 (84.4)

185 (15.6)

Emploment status

   

 Employed

432 (25.3)

349 (80.8)

83 (19.2)

 Unemployed

1277 (74.7)

1035 (81.0)

242 (19.0)

Place of residence

   

 Rural

585 (34.2)

480 (82.1)

105 (17.9)

 Peri-urban

792 (46.3)

639 (80.7)

153 (19.3)

 Urban

332 (19.4)

265 (79.8)

67 (20.2)

Parity

   

 1–2 children

1136 (66.5)

941 (82.8)

195 (17.2)

 3–8 children

573 (33.5)

443 (77.3)

130 (22.7)

Smoking status

   

 Smoked during pregnancy

100 (5.9)

81 (81.0)

19 (19.0)

 Quit smoking during pregnancy

80 (4.7)

56 (70.0)

24 (30.0)

 Never smoked

1529 (89.5)

1247 (81.6)

282 (18.4)

Alcohol use

   

 Drank during pregnancy

235 (13.8)

193 (82.1)

42 (17.9)

 Stopped drinking during pregnancy

431 (25.2)

343 (79.6)

88 (20.4)

 Never drank alcohol

1043 (61.0)

848 (81.3)

195 (18.7)

HIV status at booking

   

 Positive

1383 (80.9)

1104 (79.8)

279 (20.2)

 Negative or unknown

326 (19.1)

280 (85.9)

46 (14.1)