Table 1 Characteristics of the sample (N鈥�=鈥�513)*
From: Abortion-related morbidity and mortality in Sierra Leone: results from a 2021 cross-sectional study
| 听 | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| 听 | n | % |
Age (n鈥�=鈥�508) | 听 | 听 |
19 or under | 104 | 20% |
20鈥�24 | 160 | 31% |
25鈥�29 | 140 | 28% |
30鈥�34 | 58 | 11% |
35+ | 46 | 9% |
Highest level of education | 听 | 听 |
No education | 122 | 24% |
Some or completed primary | 61 | 12% |
Some or completed secondary | 259 | 50% |
University or higher | 71 | 14% |
Marital Status (n鈥�=鈥�509) | 听 | 听 |
厂颈苍驳濒别鈥� | 142 | 28% |
In partnership | 186 | 37% |
Married | 181 | 36% |
Wealth (n鈥�=鈥�510) | 听 | 听 |
Poorest/poor | 53 | 10% |
Medium | 67 | 13% |
Wealthy/wealthiest | 390 | 76% |
Religion (n鈥�=鈥�506) | 听 | 听 |
Christian | 170 | 34% |
Traditional religions | 14 | 3% |
Muslim | 322 | 64% |
Rural/Urban (n鈥�=鈥�510) | 听 | 听 |
Urban | 225 | 44% |
Rural | 285 | 56% |
Facility level | 听 | 听 |
Primary | 314 | 61% |
Secondary | 126 | 25% |
Tertiary | 74 | 14% |
Trimester (n鈥�=鈥�512) | 听 | 听 |
First trimester (<鈥�13 weeks) | 405 | 79% |
Second trimester (鈥�>鈥�=鈥�13 weeks) | 107 | 21% |
Total pregnancies | 听 | 听 |
1 | 165 | 32% |
2鈥�4 | 280 | 55% |
5+ | 68 | 13% |
Pregnancy intentions for index pregnancy | 听 | 听 |
Wanted pregnancy at that time | 221 | 43% |
Wanted later | 161 | 31% |
Did not want at all | 110 | 21% |
Do not know | 21 | 4% |
Doing something to avoid or delay pregnancy | 听 | 听 |
No | 293 | 57% |
Yes | 220 | 43% |
Self-reported induced abortion (current pregnancy) | 听 | 听 |
No | 366 | 71% |
Yes | 147 | 29% |