Table 1 Respondents’ socio-demographic and reproductive characteristics by age group and residence
Variable | Categories | All | Timing of abortiona | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 1145) | ≤12 weeks (n = 717) | > 12 weeks (n = 426) | ||
Socio-demographics: | ||||
Age | 12–19 (n = 335) | 34.2 | 32.3 | 37.5 |
20–24 (n = 810) | 65.8 | 67.7 | 62.5 | |
Marital status | Never married (n = 549) | 46.9 | 47.5 | 45.7 |
Married/Living together (n = 561) | 48.7 | 48.3 | 49.8 | |
Separated/ Divorced/Widowed (n = 33) | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | |
Religion | Roman Catholic (n = 232) | 19.3 | 18.4 | 21 |
Other Christian (n = 798) | 69.0 | 66.5 | 72.5 | |
Muslim (n = 98) | 9.2 | 11.7 | 5.4 | |
Other religion (n = 14) | 2.3 | 3.2 | 1 | |
Education | No education (n = 57) | 7.1 | 8.1 | 5.7 |
Primary (n = 425) | 39.7 | 36 | 46 | |
Secondary (n = 471) | 43.2 | 43.3 | 42.3 | |
Post-secondary (n = 189) | 9.9 | 12.5 | 5.9 | |
Occupation | Farmer/unskilled (n = 187) | 20.3 | 20.1 | 19.8 |
Skilled/clerical (n = 181) | 12.4 | 11.7 | 13.7 | |
Student (n = 321) | 23.6 | 22.4 | 25.7 | |
Unemployed/Housewife/Other (n = 453) | 43.6 | 45.6 | 40.8 | |
Region | Central & Nairobi (n = 304) | 20.2 | 22.1 | 17.6 |
Coast & N. Eastern (n = 175) | 14.3 | 16.6 | 10.9 | |
Eastern (n = 156) | 7.0 | 6.1 | 8.5 | |
Nyanza & Western (n = 290) | 36.9 | 34.5 | 41.2 | |
Rift valley (n = 220) | 21.5 | 20.7 | 21.7 | |
Nature of index abortion | Spontaneous (n = 747) | 59.9 | 45.1 | 67.6 |
Induced (n = 398) | 40.1 | 54.9 | 32.4 | |
Reproductive history: | ||||
Previous live births | None (n = 706) | 60.2 | 58.4 | 62.6 |
1 or more (n = 435) | 39.8 | 41.6 | 37.4 | |
Previous abortions | None (n = 1069) | 92.1 | 93.3 | 90.1 |
1+ (n = 71) | 7.7 | 6.4 | 9.9 | |
Contraceptive use | Yes (n = 249) | 22.4 | 24.9 | 18.7 |
No (n = 896) | 77.6 | 75.1 | 81.3 | |
Pregnancy desired | Then (n = 421) | 35.4 | 34.9 | 36.5 |
Later (n = 302) | 28.1 | 27 | 29 | |
Not at all (n = 376) | 32.8 | 33.8 | 31.6 | |
Number of children | None (n = 724) | 61.3 | 59.5 | 63.7 |
1 or more (n = 417) | 38.7 | 40.5 | 36.3 | |
Previous miscarriage | Yes (n = 130) | 11.8 | 12.7 | 10.6 |
No (n = 1015) | 88.2 | 87.3 | 89.4 | |