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Table 3 Female sex workers’ variation of intention between the two periods for the 3-category intention

From: Longitudinal study of pregnancy intention and its association with pregnancy occurrence among female sex workers in Benin and Mali

Period 1—First six months–

Period 2—Second six months–

Recruitment (n = 621)

Frequency (%)

Stable intention

  

239 (66.0)

 Positive intention

"

30 (8.3)

 

 Ambivalence

"

49 (13.5)

 

 Negative intention

"

160 (44.2)

 

Variable intention

  

123 (34.0)

 Positive intention

Ambivalence

14 (3.9)

 

 Positive intention

Negative intention

10 (2.8)

 

 Ambivalence

Positive intention

9 (2.5)

 

 Ambivalence

Negative intention

35 (9.7)

 

 Negative intention

Positive intention

21 (5.8)

 

 Negative intention

Ambivalence

34 (9.4)

 

At least one missing value*

  

259**

 Positive intention

–

43

 

 Ambivalence

–

65

 

 Negative intention

–

130

 

 –

Positive intention

1

 

 –

Ambivalence

3

 

 –

Negative intention

8

 

 –

–

9

 
  1. *For either the first period or the second period or both
  2. **Includes all women who were lost to follow-up (n = 196)