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Table 1 Socio-demographic profile (%) of young women (12–24 years) seeking abortion care

From: Previous induced abortion among young women seeking abortion-related care in Kenya: a cross-sectional analysis

 

No previous induced abortion

Previous induced abortion

All young women

 

n = 1,280 (91 %)

n = 98 (9 %)

N = 1,378 (100 %)

Age group

   

 10–19 years

34

36

34

 20–24 years

66

64

66

Residence*

   

 Urban

38

64

40

 Rural

62

36

60

Education

   

 No education/incomplete primary

29

11

27

 Complete primary

17

23

17

 Incomplete secondary

20

27

21

 Complete secondary

23

30

23

 Post-secondary

11

9

11

Marital status

   

 Never married

50

63

51

 Currently/formerly married

50

37

49

Religion*

   

 Roman Catholic

19

27

19

 Other Christian

68

64

68

 Muslim

11

2

10

 Other/No religion

2

8

2

Occupation*

   

 Farmer/unskilled laborer

20

32

21

 Skilled/clerical/sales/services

12

19

12

 Student

26

36

27

 Housewife

27

4

25

 Unemployed/other

16

9

16

  1. p < 0.10; *p < 0.05 for differences between young women based on previous history of induced abortion based on chi-square tests