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Table 2 Factors affecting practice/experience of abortion among students in Wolaita Sodo University, June 2011 (n = 493)

From: Magnitude and risk factors of abortion among regular female students in Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia

Characteristics

Ever had abortion

Crude OR

Adjusted OR

 

Yes (n = 32)

No (n = 461)

  

Age in years

  ≤ 20

19

303

1.00

1.00

  > 20

13

158

1.31 (0.63-2.73)

1.47 (0.63-3.29)

Religion

  Orthodox

12

240

1.18 (0.23-4.31)

1.08 (0.28-4.18)

  Protestant

15

129

2.75 (0.77-9.80)

3.13 (0.85-11.63)

  Catholic

1

20

1.18 (0.11-12.04)

1.40 (0.13-14.92)

  Muslim

3

71

1.00

1.00

Class year

  1st Year

27

261

4.13 (1.57-10.99)

3.98 (1.50-10.53)*

  2nd or Above

5

200

1.00

1.00

Monthly pocket money [ETB]

  ≤280

22

258

1.00

1.00

  > 280

10

203

1.73 (0.80-3.73)

1.24 (0.40-3.82

Faculty

Social, FBE & Law

22

210

2.91 (1.31-6.46)

2.48 (1.09-5.66)*

Natural and Health

9

250

1.00

1.00

Home residence

  Urban

10

193

1.00

1.00

  Semi-Urban

13

167

1.72 (0.68-4.37)

1.37 (0.48-4.03)

  Rural

9

101

1.15 (0.47-2.77)

1.04 (.04-2.62)

Alcohol use

  Yes

9

45

3.53 (1.54-8.06)

3.95 (1.63-11.11)*

  No

23

416

1.00

1.00

Ever used condom

  Yes

7

35

1.00

1.00

  NO

19

45

1.10 (0.44-2.65)

1.07 (0.30-3.61)

Ever Used EC

  Yes

11

34

1.00

1.00

  NO

15

43

2.11 (0.80-5.58)

1.05 (0.31-3.52)

  1. *Statistically Significant associations, Adjusted odds ratios.