Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population (n: 105)
| Variables | Unintended pregnancy [n (%)] | Intended pregnancy [n (%)] | Total [n (%)] | X 2 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reproductive age women | 745 | ||||
| Pregnancy status | 54 (51.4) | 51 (48.6) | 105(13.92) | - | - |
| Age (in years) | |||||
| 15–24 | 12 (41.4) | 17 (58.6) | 29 (30.2) | 1.975 | 0.373 |
| 25–35 | 31 (53.4) | 27 (46.6) | 58 (60.4) | ||
| 35–49 | 3 (33.3) | 6 (66.7) | 9 (9.4) | ||
| Income level (US$) | |||||
| Less than $53 | 39 (50.6) | 38 (49.4) | 77 (73.3) | 5.857 | 0.053 |
| $54–106 | 6 (35.3) | 11 (64.7) | 17 (16.9) | ||
| More than $107 | 9 (81.8) | 2 (18.2) | 11 (10.4) | ||
| Educational status | |||||
| Educated | 38 (60.3) | 25 (39.7) | 63 (60.0) | 4.982 | 0.026 |
| Uneducated | 16 (38.1) | 26 (61.9) | 42 (40.0) | ||
| Distance to health facility | |||||
| Up to 5 km | 28 (54.9) | 23 (45.1) | 51 (48.6) | 0.479 | 0.489 |
| More than 5 km | 26 (48.1) | 28 (51.9) | 54 (48.6) | ||
| Age of the last child | |||||
| 1–2 years | 20 (62.5) | 12 (37.5) | 32 (31.1) | 6.320 | 0.042 |
| 3 years | 25 (55.6) | 20 (44.4) | 45 (43.7) | ||
| More than 3 years | 8 (30.8) | 18 (69.2) | 26 (25.2) | ||
| Family size | |||||
| 1–4 | 21 (39.6) | 32 (60.4) | 53 (50.5) | 5.971 | 0.015 |
| 5 or more | 33 (63.5) | 19 (36.5) | 52 (49.5) | ||
| Ownership of a cell phone | |||||
| Yes | 7 (29.2) | 17 (70.8) | 24 (22.9) | 6.172 | 0.013 |
| No | 47 (58.0) | 34 (42.0) | 81 (77.1) | ||