Table 1 Background characteristics of currently married women aged 15–49 who had induced abortion in the last five years in India, NFHS-5, 2019–21
Place of residence | Unweighted frequency | Percent |
Urban | 3127 | 37.3 |
Rural | 5260 | 62.7 |
Region | ||
North | 953 | 11.4 |
Central | 2044 | 24.4 |
East | 1983 | 23.7 |
North East | 484 | 5.8 |
West | 1189 | 14.2 |
South | 1733 | 20.7 |
Religion | ||
Hindu | 7081 | 84.4 |
Non-Hindu | 1306 | 15.6 |
Caste | ||
SC/ST | 2416 | 28.8 |
OBC | 3564 | 42.5 |
Others | 2407 | 28.7 |
Wealth quintile | ||
Poorest | 1134 | 13.5 |
Poorer | 1594 | 19.0 |
Middle | 1774 | 21.2 |
Richer | 1955 | 23.3 |
Richest | 1930 | 23.0 |
Age of women (in completed years) | ||
15–29 | 4886 | 58.3 |
30–39 | 3124 | 37.3 |
40 + | 376 | 4.5 |
Educational status of women | ||
No education | 1102 | 13.1 |
Primary | 964 | 11.5 |
Secondary | 4670 | 55.7 |
Higher | 1650 | 19.7 |
Parity of women | ||
Less than 2 children | 3188 | 38.0 |
More than 2 children | 5198 | 62.0 |
Sex composition | ||
No child | 677 | 8.1 |
Only son | 2518 | 30.0 |
Only daughter | 1839 | 21.9 |
Both | 3353 | 40.0 |
Ideal number of children in relation to actual living children | ||
Ideal = Actual | 3333 | 44.6 |
Ideal is more than actual | 2993 | 37.4 |
Ideal is less than actual | 1370 | 18.0 |
Mean age at abortion (in completed years) | 27.8, 95% CI (27.6–27.9) | |
Timing of abortion | ||
First trimester | 6575 | 85.7 |
Second trimester | 1121 | 14.3 |
Place of abortion | ||
Public facility | 1710 | 20.4 |
Private facility | 4632 | 55.2 |
Home | 2044 | 24.4 |
Person who performed abortion | ||
Health Professional | 5936 | 70.8 |
Others/self | 2450 | 29.2 |
Method used for abortion | ||
Surgical | 2346 | 28.0 |
Non-Surgical | 6040 | 72.0 |
Reason for abortion | ||
Unplanned pregnancy | 4434 | 52.8 |
Medical issues | 2583 | 30.8 |
Other* | 1369 | 16.3 |
Total | 8,386 | 100.0 |