Table 2 Binary logistic regression on pregnancy termination among women in Ghana (DHS 2014) and Mozambique (DHS 2011)

 Poorest

0.70* (0.48–1.01)

0.72*(0.51–1.03)

 Poorer

0.89 (0.64–1.23)

0.72*(0.52–1.00)

 Middle

1.05 (0.83–1.34)

0.73*(0.52–1.00)

 Richer

1.04 (0.85–1.26)

0.92(0.73–1.16)

 Richest

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Ref

 No education

Ref

Ref

 Primary

1.35**(1.10–1.67)

1.21**(1.01–1.46)

 Secondary

1.13(0.93–1.39)

1.34**(1.02–1.76)

 Higher

0.74*(0.53–1.04)

1.14(0.70–1.16)

 15–19

Ref

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 20–24

5.61***(3.75–8.41)

2.48***(1.75–3.50)

 25–29

8.79***(5.78–13.36)

3.06***(2.13–4.40)

 30–34

12.13***(7.81–18.88)

3.37***(2.28–4.97)

 35–39

13.62***(8.85–20.96)

3.67***(2.45–5.51)

 40–44

11.99***(7.54–19.06)

2.98***(1.95–4.57)

 45–49

14.23***(8.94–22.66)

3.22***(2.11–4.89)

 Christian

1.23*(0.99–1.52)

1.42*(0.96–2.10)

 Islam

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Ref

 Traditional/spiritual/other/no religion

1.42**(1.03–1.97)

1.50(0.88–2.56)

 Unemployed

Ref

Ref

 Employed

1.38**(1.13–1.68)

2.05***(1.77–2.38)

 Never married

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Ref

 Married

1.47**(1.09–2.00)

2.22***(1.58–3.12)

 Living together

1.67**(1.24–2.24)

2.32***(1.64–3.28)

 Widowed

1.23(0.80–1.88)

1.76**(1.10–2.83)

 Divorced

1.11(0.69–1.78)

1.97**(1.09–3.54)

 Separated

1.74**(1.18–2.56)

2.38***(1.61–3.50)

 Urban

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Ref

 Rural

0.81*(0.65–1.02)

0.78**(0.61–1.00)

 Zero birth

1.71**(1.19–2.46)

2.38***(1.61–3.50)

 One birth

1.69***(1.32–2.15)

1.64***(1.64–3.28)

 Two births

1.43**(1.15–1.78)

1.76**(1.10–2.83)

 Three births

1.23*(1.00–1.52)

2.05***(1.51–2.72)

 Four births or more

Ref

Ref

 Not at all

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 Less than once a week

0.91(0.71–1.16)

1.08(0.83–1.42)

 At least once a week

0.68**(0.50–0.92)

0.89(0.68–1.17)

 Not at all

Ref

Ref

 Less than once a week

1.27**(1.04–1.55)

1.16(0.94–1.44)

 At least once a week

1.22*(1.01–1.48)

1.14(0.93–1.39)

 Not at all

Ref

Ref

 Less than once a week

1.16(0.96–1.41)

1.07(0.83–1.38)

 At least once a week

1.23**(1.04–1.46)

1.24*(0.98–1.57)