Table 1.
Participant characteristics
| Characteristic |
D&E1 (n = 220) |
Medical induction (n = 84) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 0.523 | ||
| 18-25 | 112 (51%) | 47 (56%) | |
| 26-35 | 89 (41%) | 33 (39%) | |
| >35 | 17 (8%) | 5 (5%) | |
| Education (Grade) | 0.765 | ||
| < Gr 12 | 107 (49%) | 35 (47%) | |
| Gr 12 | 110 (51%) | 39 (53%) | |
| Parity | |||
| 0 | 49 (23%) | 15 (18%) | 0.167 |
| 1 | 78 (36%) | 40 (48%) | |
| > = 2 | 91 (42%) | 29 (35%) | |
| Gestational age on admission (weeks) | <0.001 | ||
| 12.1-16.0 | 144 (66%) | 12 (14%) | |
| 16.1-18.0 | 47 (22%) | 27 (32%) | |
| 18.1-20.9 | 28 (13%) | 45 (54%) | |
| Prior vaginal delivery | 149 (68%) | 58 (78%) | 0.101 |
| Prior Caesarean Section | 21 (10%) | 5 (7%) | 0.453 |
| Prior Abortion | 6 (3%) | 5 (7%) | 0.118 |
| Housing | 0.801 | ||
| Formal (House or Flat) | 142 (65%) | 47 (64%) | |
| Informal (Shack) | 76 (35%) | 27 (37%) | |
| Persons per room | 0.550 | ||
| < = 2 | 175 (80%) | 57 (68%) | |
| >2 | 43 (20%) | 17 (23%) | |
| Languages spoken | |||
| Xhosa | 148 (68%) | 52 (70%) | 0.703 |
| English | 57 (26%) | 18 (24%) | 0.757 |
| Afrikaans | 60 (28%) | 5 (7%) | <0.001 |
| Paid for Work | 74 (34%) | 28 (38%) | 0.596 |
1 D&E Dilation and evacuation