Table 1. Background characteristics of women aged 15-49 whose last pregnancy ended in an induced abortion stratified by place of abortion (N=5,824), NFHS-5 (2019-20).
NHFS: National Family and Health Survey; SC: Scheduled Caste; ST: Scheduled Tribe; OBC: Other Backward Caste
| Characteristic | Public (row %) N= 1,418 | Private (row %) N= 2794 | Home (row %) N= 1,612 | Total n (col%) |
| Individual level | ||||
| Age (in years) (n=5,824) | ||||
| ≤19 | 27 (15.87) | 78 (61.73) | 42 (22.40) | 147 (2.55) |
| 20-29 | 771 (18.26) | 1,608 (54.22) | 1,008 (27.51) | 3,387 (59.30) |
| 30-39 | 548 (2 6) | 995 (55.13) | 504 (23.21) | 2,047 (34.48) |
| ≥40 | 72 (20.09) | 113 (52.41) | 58 (27.51) | 243 (3.66) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Unmarried | 8 (6.27) | 35 (67.92) | 34 (25.81) | 77 (0.65) |
| Married | 1,393 (19.48) | 2729 (54.58) | 1,562 (25.95) | 5,684 (98.29) |
| Separated/widowed | 17 (24.06) | 30 (54.32) | 16 (21.62) | 63 (1.06) |
| Education attainment | ||||
| No education | 193 (19.04) | 334 (48.10) | 249 (32.86) | 776 (13.25) |
| Primary | 199 (23.87) | 250 (42.96) | 206 (33.17) | 655 (10.78) |
| Secondary | 847 (20.74) | 1,536 (52.94) | 958 (26.32) | 3,341 (55.52) |
| Higher | 179 (13.83) | 674 (69.76) | 199 (16.42) | 1,052 (20.44) |
| Husband's education | ||||
| No education | 26 (29.64) | 21 (28.41) | 27 (41.95) | 74 (7.75) |
| Primary | 24 (19.03) | 30 (37.78) | 43 (43.19) | 97 (9.98) |
| Secondary | 135 (17.89) | 235 54.21 | 176 (27.90) | 546 (62.28) |
| Higher | 35 (15.78) | 107 (64.75) | 39 (19.48) | 1,81 (19.98) |
| Comprehensive women empowerment (n=911) | ||||
| No | 158 (19.43) | 269 (49.04) | 210 (31.53) | 637 (69.72) |
| Yes | 63 (15.89) | 129 (60.70) | 82 (23.40) | 274 (30.28) |
| Exposure to mass media | ||||
| No exposure | 297 (22.85) | 409 (44.89) | 363 (32.26) | 1,069 (17.93) |
| Any exposure | 1,121 (18.69) | 2,385 (56.80) | 1,249 (24.51) | 4,755 (82.07) |
| Domestic violence (N=753) | ||||
| No | 107 (17.19) | 206 (54.42) | 141 (28.39) | 454 (63.14) |
| Yes | 74 (17.23) | 121 (47.95) | 104 (34.82) | 299 (36.86) |
| Correct knowledge of ovulatory cycle | ||||
| No | 929 (19.04) | 1,937 (54.43) | 1,155 (26.53) | 4,021 (70.88) |
| Yes | 489 (20.42) | 857 (55.22) | 457 (24.36) | 1,803 (7.09) |
| Distance to health facility a problem | ||||
| No problem | 596 (18.67) | 1,311 (55.88) | 683 (25.46) | 2,590 (47.67) |
| Big problem | 348 (19.08) | 641 (54.42) | 401 (26.49) | 1,391 (21.38) |
| Not a big problem | 473 (20.88) | 842 (52.96) | 528 (26.17) | 1,843 (30.95) |
| Getting money for treatment | ||||
| No problem | 648 (17.81) | 1,562 (57.92) | 773 (24.28) | 2,983 (53.48) |
| Big problem | 355 (23.78) | 455 (49.45) | 320 (26.76) | 1,130 (17.81) |
| Not a big problem | 415 (19.79) | 777 (51.83) | 519 (28.38) | 1,711 (28.70) |
| Trimester | ||||
| First | 808 (16.51) | 1,660 (49.87) | 1,409 (33.62) | 3,877 (67.42) |
| Second | 543 (24.52) | 1,023 (64.88) | 197 (10.60) | 1,763 (29.39) |
| Third | 67 (34.43) | 111 (61.91) | 6 (3.66) | 1,84 (3.19) |
| Parity | ||||
| 0 | 132 (21.70) | 336 (66.49) | 95 (11.81) | 563 (8.94) |
| 1 | 430 (20.02) | 864 (58.33) | 416 (21.66) | 1,710 (30.76) |
| ≥2 | 856 (18.81) | 1,594 (51.04) | 1,101 (30.15) | 3,551 (60.30) |
| Household level | ||||
| Religion | ||||
| Hindu | 1,024 (18.26) | 2,325 (54.90) | 1,339 (26.84) | 4,688 (85.23) |
| Muslim | 219 (26.73) | 250 (51.06) | 145 (22.21) | 614 (10.62) |
| Other | 173 (24.66) | 218 (59.18) | 128 (16.17) | 519 (4.15) |
| Caste (N=5,507) | ||||
| SC | 307 (21.60) | 560 (51.39) | 366 (27.02) | 1,233 (24.80) |
| ST | 256 (27.60) | 225 (42.81) | 221 (29.59) | 702 (6.32) |
| OBC | 468 (17.76) | 1,236 (56.36) | 625 (25.88) | 2,329 (44.88) |
| Non-SC/ST/OBC | 265 (15.96) | 662 (59.71) | 316 (24.33) | 1,243 (24.00) |
| Household size | ||||
| ≤5 members | 876 (20.71) | 1,599 (54.94) | 886 (24.34) | 3,361 (57.47) |
| 5+ members | 542 (17.72) | 1,195 (54.28) | 726 (28.0) | 2,463 (42.53) |
| Wealth quintile | ||||
| Poorest | 282 (23.78) | 299 (39.98) | 351 (36.23) | 932 (13.73) |
| Poor | 357 (24.38) | 468 (44.20) | 407 (31.42) | 1,232 (18.23) |
| Middle | 331 (21.36) | 628 (56.05) | 314 (22.59) | 1,273 (21.54) |
| Richer | 270 (18.56) | 669 (57.55) | 297 (23.89) | 1,236 (23.46) |
| Richest | 178 (12.05) | 730 (67.45) | 243 (20.50) | 1,151 (23.04) |
| Community level | ||||
| Place of residence | ||||
| Urban | 354 (17.57) | 926 (60.31) | 401 (22.12) | 1,681 (37.07) |
| Rural | 1,064 (20.54) | 1,868 (51.33) | 1,211 (28.12) | 4,143 (62.93) |
| Region | ||||
| North | 296 (22.21) | 484 (48.24) | 271 (29.56) | 1,051 (12.39) |
| Central | 219 (13.74) | 677 (51.56) | 487 (34.71) | 1,383 (28.01) |
| East | 194 (18.23) | 430 (43.99) | 444 (37.78) | 1,068 (22.14) |
| Northeast | 406 (44.13) | 265 (27.95) | 297 (27.91) | 968 (5.50) |
| West | 84 (14.64) | 288 (75.94) | 46 (9.42) | 418 (12.55) |
| South | 219 (23.39) | 650 (69.22) | 67 (7.39) | 936 (19.42) |