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Table 4 Adjusted incidence rate ratios for relationship between each sociodemographic and delay to care variable and post-abortion complication severity, adjusting for facility level

From: Abortion-related morbidity and mortality in Sierra Leone: results from a 2021 cross-sectional study

Demographics

aIRR

CI, lower bound

CI, upper bound

p-value

Age

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19 or under

-

-

-

-

20–24

0.59

0.38

0.94

0.03

25–29

1.15

0.77

1.72

0.49

30–34

0.84

0.50

1.39

0.49

35+

1.04

0.62

1.75

0.88

Highest level of education

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No education

-

-

-

-

Some or completed primary

0.79

0.48

1.30

0.35

Some or completed secondary

0.80

0.56

1.13

0.20

University or higher

0.74

0.41

1.31

0.29

Marital Status

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Single, separated, widowed, or divorced

-

-

-

-

In partnership

1.27

0.87

1.85

0.21

Married

0.80

0.52

1.23

0.31

Wealth

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Poorest/poor

-

-

-

-

Medium

0.74

0.36

1.52

0.41

Wealthy/wealthiest

1.00

0.59

1.67

0.99

Religion

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Christian

-

-

-

-

Traditional religions

0.63

0.13

3.11

0.56

Muslim

1.05

0.72

1.52

0.81

Rural

1.40

0.88

2.21

0.15

Second trimester

1.27

0.90

1.81

0.18

Total pregnancies

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1

-

-

-

-

2–4

1.45

1.03

2.06

0.04

5+

0.97

0.55

1.71

0.93

Pregnancy intentions for index pregnancy

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Wanted pregnancy at that time

-

-

-

-

Wanted later

1.21

0.81

1.81

0.35

Did not want at all

1.06

0.69

1.64

0.78

Do not know

0.99

0.46

2.09

0.97

Doing something to avoid or delay pregnancy

0.92

0.67

1.27

0.61

Self-reported induced abortion (current pregnancy)

0.96

0.65

1.42

0.84

Delays to care

aIRR

CI, lower bound

CI, upper bound

p-value

Took more than 24Ìýh to realize healthcare was needed

1.39

0.95

2.02

0.09

Took more than 24Ìýh to decide to seek care after realizing care was needed

1.30

0.88

1.92

0.19

Took more than 6Ìýh to arrive to health facility after deciding to seek care

1.27

0.90

1.80

0.17

Took more than 1Ìýh to be attended to after arriving at health facility

1.78

1.20

2.63

0.00

Took more than 12Ìýh to receive complete treatment after being first attended to

1.76

1.18

2.64

0.01