Table 4.
Awareness of abortion legality by socio-demographic characteristics of adolescent girls in karnali, Nepal
| Variable (N = 424) | Total (%) * | Awareness of abortion legality | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (%) # | Yes (%) # | |||
| Age | ||||
| 15–19 years | 268 (63.2) | 112 (41.8) | 156 (58.2) | |
| Below 15 years | 156 (36.8) | 101 (64.7) | 55 (35.3) | |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Unmarried | 381 (89.9) | 198 (52.0) | 183 (48.0) | 0.034 |
| Married | 43 (10.1) | 15 (34.9) | 28 (65.1) | |
| Caste/Ethnicity | ||||
| Brahmin/Chettri | 315 (74.3) | 157(49.8) | 158(50.2) | 0.782 |
| Dalit and Janajati | 109 (25.7) | 56(51.4) | 53(48.6) | |
| Education status | ||||
| No education | 38 (9.0) | 18 (47.4) | 20 (52.6) | |
| Basic education | 164 (38.7) | 103 (62.8) | 61 (37.2) | |
| Secondary and above education | 222 (52.4) | 92 (41.4) | 130 (58.6) | |
| District | ||||
| Dailekh | 114 (26.9) | 65 (57.0) | 49 (43) | 0.001 |
| Jajarkot | 165 (38.9) | 67(40.6) | 98(59.4) | |
| Jumla | 70 (16.5) | 32 (45.7) | 38 (54.3) | |
| Kalikot | 75 (17.7) | 49 (65.3) | 26(34.7) | |
| Awareness of Comprehensive Sexuality Education | ||||
| No | 337 (79.5) | 182 (54.0) | 155 (46.0) | 0.002 |
| Yes | 87 (20.5) | 31 (35.6) | 56 (64.4) | |
P-value obtained from the chi-squared test of association
Bold significant at P < 0.05, * Column percentage and # Row percentage