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Table 3 Association between explanatory variables, history of pregnancy and induced abortion of last pregnancy among female SIAs in Nigeria

From: Factors associated with pregnancy and induced abortion among street-involved female adolescents in two Nigerian urban cities: a mixed-method study

Variables

History of Pregnancy

Induced Abortion of last pregnancy

Age group

Yes (n = 64)

No (n = 206)

p- value

Yes (n = 38)

No (n = 26)

p- value

 10–14

17 (21.8)

61 (78.2)

P = 0.64

14 (82.4)

3 (17.7)

P = 0.02*

 15–19

47 (24.5)

145 (75.5)

24 (51.1)

23 (48.9)

Ever attended school

 No

20 (29.0)

49 (71.0)

P = 0.23

13 (65.0)

7 (35.0)

P = 0.54

 Yes

44 (21.9)

157 (78.1)

25 (56.8)

19 (43.2)

Work for pay

 No

44 (22.1)

155 (77.9)

P = 0.30

28 (63.6)

16 (36.4)

P = 0.30

 Yes

20 (28.2)

51 (71.8)

10 (50.0)

10 (50.0)

Importance of religion

 Very important

39 (23.1)

130 (76.9)

P = 0.75

24 (61.5)

15 (38.5)

P = 0.66

 Less important

25 (24.8)

25 (24.8)

14 (56.0)

11 (44.0)

Living Arrangement

 Alone

21 (22.6)

72 (77.4)

P = 0.61

13 (61.9)

8 (38.1)

P = 0.95

 Live with father alone

4 (22.2)

14 (77.8)

2 (50.0)

2 (50.0)

 Live with mother alone

4 (14.8)

23 (85.2)

2 (50.0)

2 (50.0)

 Live with both

35 (26.5)

97 (73.5)

21 (60.0)

14 (40.0)

Residence

 Lagos

26 (21.7)

94 (78.3)

P = 0.48

15 (57.7)

11 (42.3)

P = 0.82

 Osun

38 (25.3)

112 (74.7)

23 (60.5)

15 (39.5)

Access to SRH Information

 No

48 (21.6)

174 (78.4)

P = 0.08

31 (64.6)

17 (35.4)

P = 0.14

 Yes

16 (33.3)

32 (66.7)

7 (43.8)

9 (56.3)

Know modern contraceptives

 No

12 (20.3)

47 (79.7)

P = 0.49

8 (66.7)

4 (33.3)

P = 0.57

 Yes

52 (24.6)

159 (75.4)

30 (57.7)

22 (42.3)

Use modern contraceptives

 Yes

54 (24.1)

170 (75.9)

P = 0.73

34 (63.0)

20 (37.0)

P = 0.17

 No

10 (21.7)

36 (78.3)

4 (40.0)

6 (60.0)

  1. *P < 0.05