Table 1.
Characteristics of participating women in the study (n = 825)
| Characteristics | n (%)a | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (mean ± SD) (years) | 29.1 ± 4.8 | |
| Age group (years) | 18–20 | 19 (2.30) |
| 21–30 | 500 (60.6) | |
| 31–40 | 306 (37.1) | |
| Highest educational level achievedb | Primary school | 62 (7.52) |
| Completed high school | 129 (15.7) | |
| College, advanced education after high school | 253 (30.7) | |
| University | 380 (46.1) | |
| Employment status | Not employed | 479 (58.1) |
| Part time employment | 94 (11.4) | |
| Fulltime employed | 252 (30.5) | |
| Status of children | 0 | 148 (17.9) |
| 1–2 | 642 (77.8) | |
| 3–4 | 34 (4.12) | |
| ≥5 | 1 (0.12) | |
| Plan to have (more) children later | Yes | 415 (50.3) |
| No | 310 (37.6) | |
| Do not know yet | 100 (12.1) | |
| Previous unplanned pregnancies | Yes | 296 (35.9) |
| No | 529 (64.1) | |
| Previous induced abortions† | Yes | 258 (31.3) |
| No | 566 (8.7) | |
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Participating women: number of women who participated in this study
SD standard deviation
aUnless otherwise specified
bData missing for one woman