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Table 3 Client Sociodemographics and Abortion Service Characteristics Overall, by Client Age Category, and by Receipt of Contraceptive Counseling

From: The association of quality contraceptive counseling measures with postabortion contraceptive method acceptance and choice: results from client exit interviews across eight countries

 

All Clients (N = 2,488)

Bivariate Results of client sociodemographic and service characteristics by client age and receipt of contraceptive counseling

Clients Age

Receipt of Postabortion Contraceptive Counseling

Under 25

( N = 1,108)

25 and over

( N = 1,380)

Yes

( N = 2,097)

No

( N = 388)

n

%

%

%

%

%

Location

 Country α, β

  Argentina

115

4.6%

35.7%

64.3%

84.3%

15.7%

  Bolivia

216

8.7%

43.1%

56.9%

81.0%

19.0%

  Ethiopia

560

22.5%

54.3%

45.7%

94.3%

5.7%

  Kenya

383

15.4%

60.3%

39.7%

83.8%

16.2%

  Mexico

141

5.7%

43.3%

56.7%

80.9%

19.1%

  Nepal

297

11.9%

28.6%

71.4%

91.2%

8.8%

  Nigeria

650

26.1%

36.6%

63.4%

74.9%

25.1%

  Uganda

126

5.1%

43.7%

56.3%

82.5%

17.5%

Client Sociodemographics

 Age Category

  Under 25

1108

44.5%

  

84.7%

15.3%

  25 and over

1380

55.5%

  

83.9%

16.1%

 Relationship Status α, β

  Currently or formerly married

1600

64.3%

36.1%

63.9%

83.2%

16.8%

  Never married

882

35.5%

60.1%

39.9%

86.3%

13.7%

  Missing

6

0.2%

16.7%

83.3%

83.3%

16.7%

 Highest Education Level Completed α, β

  None

486

19.5%

25.5%

74.5%

79.0%

21.0%

  Primary

488

19.6%

41.4%

58.6%

82.8%

17.2%

  Secondary

1001

40.2%

56.2%

43.8%

87.1%

12.9%

  Tertiary or higher

487

19.6%

41.9%

58.1%

85.2%

14.8%

  Missing

26

1.0%

57.7%

42.3%

84.6%

15.4%

Past Use of Contraception

 Ever used anything or tried in any way to delay or avoid getting pregnant previously α, β

  Yes

1433

57.6%

36.5%

63.5%

87.6%

12.4%

  No

1025

41.2%

55.1%

44.9%

79.3%

20.7%

  Missing

30

1.2%

66.7%

33.3%

96.7%

3.3%

Fertility Intentions

 When she would like to have a/another child α, β

  Within a year

423

17.0%

43.5%

56.5%

76.4%

23.6%

  Between one and two years

318

12.8%

41.8%

58.2%

87.1%

12.9%

  More than two years

766

30.8%

59.9%

40.1%

90.5%

9.5%

  Doesn’t want any more children

538

21.6%

14.9%

85.1%

84.6%

15.4%

  Other

251

10.1%

51.8%

48.2%

80.5%

19.5%

  Missing

192

7.7%

63.5%

36.5%

76.6%

23.4%

Comprehensive Abortion Care (CAC) Service Characteristics

 Gestation by LMP β

  Less than 13 weeks gestation

2026

81.4%

44.8%

55.2%

85.6%

14.4%

  At or after 13 weeks gestation

343

13.8%

41.1%

58.9%

74.6%

25.4%

  Missing

119

4.8%

50.4%

49.6%

89.1%

10.9%

 Service type α, β

  Induced

1065

42.8%

52.4%

47.6%

91.0%

9.0%

  PAC

1401

56.3%

38.5%

61.5%

79.1%

20.9%

  Missing

22

0.9%

50.0%

50.0%

90.9%

9.1%

 Procedure Method α, β

  MVA

1332

53.5%

40.1%

59.9%

81.9%

18.1%

  MA

996

40.0%

49.3%

50.7%

88.0%

12.0%

  Other surgical procedure

131

5.3%

48.9%

51.1%

80.2%

19.8%

  Missing

29

1.2%

65.5%

34.5%

86.2%

13.8%

Receipt of Postabortion Contraceptive Counseling

 Received information about contraceptive methods

  Yes

2097

84.3%

44.8%

55.2%

  

  No

388

15.6%

43.3%

56.7%

  

  Missing

3

0.1%

33.3%

66.7%

  
  1. All P-values reported from Chi-square test or Fisher’s Exact test for expected cell counts < 5
  2. α Represents a p < 0.05 for the bivariate result of the corresponding sociodemographic and service characteristics and client age category
  3. β Represents a p < 0.05 for the bivariate result of the corresponding sociodemographic service characteristic and receipt of postabortion contraceptive counseling