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Table 5 Factors associated with abortion complication severity; results from ordered logistic (I) and partial proportional odds regression models (II & III)

From: Unsafe abortion in Kenya: a cross-sectional study of abortion complication severity and associated factors

Variables

Unadjusted models

Adjusted models

OR (95% CI): (I)

OR (95% CI): low vs. moderate/severe (II)

OR (95% CI): low/moderate vs. severe (III)

Age category (ref = 10-19 yrs)

 

Low

 

  20-24 yrs

0.64** (0.46-0.88)

0.89 (0.62-1.27)

§

  25 + yrs

0.66* (0.48-0.92)

0.95 (0.63-1.44)

§

Residence (ref = Urban)

   

  Rural

1.05 (0.73-1.52)

0.82 (0.56-1.20)

§

Marital status (ref = Never married)

   

  Married

0.65** (0.50-0.86)

1.20 (0.82-1.76)

§

  Divorced

1.62 (0.90-2.94)

1.32 (0.69-2.53)

§

Education (ref = No education)

   

  Primary

1.23 (0.77-1.95)

0.99 (0.56-1.74)

§

  Secondary

1.03 (0.63-1.70)

0.74 (0.41-1.34)

§

  Post-secondary

0.70 (0.42-1.15)

0.61 (0.30-1.23)

§

Occupation (ref = Farmer/unskilled)

   

  Skilled/cleric

0.53** (0.35-0.82)

0.81 (0.53-1.24)

§

  Student

1.09 (0.73-1.64)

0.95 (0.60-1.49)

§

  Unemployed

0.66* (0.45-0.96)

0.87 (0.62-1.23)

§

Religion (ref = Christians)

   

  Muslims

0.87 (0.0.57-1.32)

1.15 (0.69-1.91)

§

  Others

1.27 (0.64-2.51)

1.09 (0.46-2.58)

§

Parity (ref = 1-2)

   

  3-4

1.03 (0.79-1.34)

0.84 (0.60-1.19)

1.18 (0.85-1.65)

  5+

1.23 (0.91-1.67)

0.97 (0.63-1.49)

§

Previous abortion (ref = Nil)

   

  1+ previous abortions

1.02 (0.68-1.54)

0.88 (0.63-1.23)

§

Pregnancy timing (ref = Wanted then)

   

  Wanted later

1.87*** (1.37-2.56)

1.43* (1.01-2.03)

§

  Did not want

2.66*** (1.94-3.65)

1.33 (0.87-2.04)

2.03*** (1.36-3.01)

  Don’t know

1.55 (0.81-2.97)

1.35 (0.71-2.56)

§

Interference/induced (ref = No)

   

  Yes

3.32*** (2.45-4.49)

1.44 (0.88-2.37)

2.39*** (1.72-3.34)

Gestational age (ref = equal or less weeks)

   

  >12 Weeks

1.58*** (1.23-2.01)

1.65*** (1.24-2.21)

§

Delay (ref = <=6 hours)

   

  7-48 hours

1.81*** (1.28-2.55)

2.12*** (1.42-3.17)

1.34 (0.89-2.03)

  3-7 days

2.52*** (1.69-3.78)

2.01*** (1.34-2.99)

§

  More than 7 days

3.69*** (2.27-6.00)

2.35*** (1.45-3.79)

§

Referred (ref = Not referred)

   

  Referred

1.56** (1.12-2.17)

1.10 (0.81-1.48)

1.52* (1.10-2.10)

Level of health facility (ref = Level II)

   

  Level III

0.67 (0.40-1.11)

0.52* (0.30-0.88)

1.11 (0.70-1.78)

  Level IV

0.56** (0.37-0.82)

0.70 (0.45-1.09)

§

  Level V

0.36*** (0.24-0.54)

0.46** (0.29-0.73)

§

  Level VI

0.79 (0.54-1.15)

2.54*** (1.53-4.21)

0.81 (0.31-2.07)

Region (ref = Central and Nairobi)

   

  Coast & North Eastern

0.77 (0.46-1.31)

0.78 (0.50-1.21)

§

  Eastern

0.60 (0.30-1.20)

0.59 (0.31-1.13)

§

  Nyanza & Western

1.21 (0.68-2.15)

0.95 (0.58-1.58)

§

  Rift valley

1.06 (0.60-1.88)

1.17 (0.74-1.86)

§

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001; §Parallel slope assumption not violated on these variables, estimates same as those in (II). OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval.