Table 3. Bivariate analysis of factors associated with abortion complications.

Variables	Abortion complications N (Row %)		Crude Odds ratio (95% CI)	P-value
Age in Years	Yes	No
13–20 years	15 (17.2)	72 (82.8)	Reference
Over 20 years	134 (25.2)	398 (74.8)	1.62 (0.89,2.92)	0.111
Marital status
Single	113 (22.5)	390 (77.5)	Reference
Married	12 (19.4)	50 (80.6)	0.83 (0.45,1.61)	0.578
HIV status
Negative	69 (21.9)	246 (78.1)	Reference
Positive	41 (28.9)	101 (71.1)	1.45 (0.92, 2.27)	0.108
Duration of vaginal bleeding
One day	56 (21.6)	203 (78.4)	Reference
2–3 days	21 (20.4)	82 (79.6)	0.93 (0.53, 1.63)	0.796
4 days and above	28 (28.6)	70 (71.4)	1.45 (0.86, 2.46)	0.168
Gestational age
First trimester	70 (21.6)	254 (78.4)	Reference
Second trimester	35 (17.2)	168 (82.8)	0.76 (0.48, 1.19)	0.223
Number of previous abortions
Zero	98 (24.6)	300 (75.4)	Reference
One	46 (25.4)	135 (74.6)	1.04 (0.69, 1.56)	0.838
2–3	5 (12.5)	35 (87.5)	0.44 (0.17, 1.15)	0.093
Causes of abortion
Spontaneous	122 (21.6)	444 (78.4)	Reference
Induced	8 (47.1)	9 (52.9)	3.24 (1.22, 8.56)	0.018
Classification of abortion
Inevitable	26 (25.0)	78 (75.0)	Reference
Incomplete	88 (21.4)	323 (78.6)	0.82 (0.49, 1.35)	0.431
Complete	6 (26.1)	17 (73.9)	1.06 (0.38, 2.97)	0.913
Missed	12 (30.0)	28 (70.0)	1.29 (0.57, 2.89)	0.543
Hospital
Nyangabgwe	26 (15.3)	144 (84.7)	Reference
Mahalapye	26 (32.9)	53 (67.1)	2.72 (1.45, 5.09)	0.002
Letsholathebe II Memorial	21 (20.4)	82 (79.6)	1.42 (0.75, 2.68)	0.281
PMH	76 (28.5)	191 (71.5)	2.20 (1.34, 3.62)	0.002
Hospital stay before evacuation
0–6 hours	39 (18.9)	167 (81.1)	Reference
Over 6 hours	110 (26.6)	303 (73.4)	1.56 (1.03, 2.35)	0.035
State of hospital visit
First visit	75 (21.8)	269 (78.2)	Reference
Repeat	7 (23.3)	23 (76.7)	1.09 (0.45, 2.64)	0.846
Referral from other facility	48 (22.7)	163 (77.3)	1.06 (0.70, 1.59)	0.794