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Table 1 Background characteristics and prevalence of pregnancy termination in Ghana (DHS 2014) and Mozambique (DHS 2011)

From: Socio – economic determinants of abortion among women in Mozambique and Ghana: evidence from demographic and health survey

Variable

Ghana

Mozambique

 

N = 9375

Proportions

X2: P value

N = 13,660

Proportions

X2: P value

Age

  

X2 = 588: p < 0.000

  

X2 = 173: p < 0.000

 15–19

53

3.3

 

107

3.5

 

 20–24

304

18.9

 

232

9.5

 

 25–29

443

27.2

 

241

10.7

 

 30–34

462

33.8

 

216

10.9

 

 35–39

446

34.6

 

191

11.3

 

 40–44

322

31.3

 

108

9.4

 

 45–49

287

33.5

 

105

9.6

 

Wealth status

 

X2 = 155: p < 0.000

  

X2 = 98: p < 0.000

 Poorest

223

15.4

 

177

6.8

 

 Poorer

340

20.8

 

172

6.8

 

 Middle

516

26.7

 

177

6.9

 

 Richer

603

28.6

 

259

9.4

 

 Richest

626

28.6

 

415

13.0

 

Level of education

 

X2 = 6: p < 0.126

  

X2 = 31: p < 0.000

 No education

409

22.9

 

300

7.0

 

 Primary

448

27.0

 

619

9.0

 

 Secondary

1328

25.0

 

251

10.8

 

 Higher

132

22.2

 

32

17.2

 

Religion

 

X2 = 25: p < 0.000

  

X2 = 12: p < 0.05

 Christian

1931

25.7

 

1121

8.9

 

 Islam

275

19.5

 

47

6.4

 

 Traditional/spiritual/other/no religion

110

24.9

 

33

11.4

 

Birth history

 

X2 = 286: p < 0.000

  

X2 = 40: p < 0.000

 Zero birth

401

13.7

 

189

6.4

 

 One birth

376

28.4

 

222

10.2

 

 Two births

420

32.0

 

190

9.7

 

 Three births

363

32.2

 

437

8.9

 

 Four births or more

757

28.2

    

Frequency of reading newspaper or magazine

 

X2 = 6: p < 0.055

  

X2 = 32: p < 0.000

 Not at all

1959

25.8

 

959

8.3

 

 Less than once a week

208

21.7

 

114

13.0

 

 At least once a week

151

24.7

 

128

10.8

 

Frequency of listening to radio

 

X2 = 30:0.000

  

X2 = 21: p < 0.000

 Not at all

273

18.6

 

362

7.5

 

 Less than once a week

768

25.4

 

292

9.6

 

 At least once a week

1276

26.1

 

547

9.4

 

Frequency of watching television

 

X2 = 61:0.000

  

X2 = 98: p < 0.000

 Not at all

426

19.3

 

631

7.1

 

 Less than once a week

614

25.4

 

156

10.4

 

 At least once a week

1277

26.9

 

414

12.5

 

Marital status

 

X2 = 375:0.000

  

X2 = 146: p < 0.000

 Never married

378

12.3

 

107

4.3

 

 Married

1181

29.9

 

535

8.8

 

 Living with partner

430

31.8

 

355

11.2

 

 Widowed

74

29.3

 

45

8.73

 

 Divorced

83

29.7

 

29

9.7

 

 Separated

171

38.3

 

131

12.2

 

Residence

 

X2 = 60:0.000

  

X2 = 83: p < 0.000

 Urban

1422

28.2

 

564

11.9

 

 Rural

895

20.6

 

637

7.1

 

Occupation

 

X2 = 236:0.000

  

X2 = 192: p < 0.000

 Unemployed

269

12.2

 

415

5.7

 

 Employed

2048

28.5

 

786

12.4

 

Terminated pregnancy

 No

7057

74.3

 

12,459

91.2

 

 Yes

2317

24.7

 

1201

8.8

 
  1. Source: Computed from Ghana DHS 2014, Mozambique DHS2011