Table 2.
Association (Crude Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals) between alcohol consumption and induced abortion among 605 women who died from pregnancy-related causes in Ghana between 2000 and 2005
| Variables |
Induced Abortion |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Yes |
No |
Crude OR(95% CI) | |||
| n | % | n | % | ||
|
Ever Consumed alcohol |
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
18 |
22.0 |
67 |
13.1 |
1.9 (1.04-3.35) |
| No |
64 |
78.0 |
445 |
86.9 |
Ref |
|
Level of alcohol consumption |
|
|
|
|
|
| Frequent consumer |
5 |
6.1 |
20 |
3.9 |
1.7 (0.63-4.8) |
| Occasional consumer |
13 |
15.9 |
46 |
9.0 |
2.0 (1.01-3.85) |
| Abstainer | 64 | 78.0 | 446 | 87.1 | Ref |