Table 5.
Predictors of repeated abortion, Tigray region, 2015
| Variables | Abortion | COR [95%] | AOR [95%] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Repeated | Single | |||
| N (%) | N (%) | |||
| Know when to return fertility after menstruation | ||||
| Yes | 56 (53.3) | 140 (68.6) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 49 (46.7) | 64 (31.4) | 1.9 (1.17,3.1) | 2.0 (1.12,3.69) |
| Abortion done | ||||
| Medical abortion | 50 (47.6) | 44 (21.6) | 3.3 (1.98,5.49) | 3.3 (1.83,6.11) |
| Surgical abortion | 55 (52.4) | 160 (78.4) | 1 | 1 |
| Perceive that the abortion procedure was painful | ||||
| Yes | 32 (30.5) | 112 (54.9) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 73 (69.5) | 92 (45.1) | 2.7 (1.68,4.57) | 2.3 (1.31,4.26) |
| Age at first sexual intercourse | ||||
| Less than 18 | 83 (79) | 117 (57.4) | 2.8 (1.62,4.84) | 2.7 (1.49,5.23) |
| 18 and above | 22 (21) | 87 (42.6) | 1 | 1 |
| Sexual partner in the past 12 months | ||||
| One | 29 (27.6) | 109 (53.4) | 1 | 1 |
| Two and above | 76 (72.4) | 95 (46.6) | 2.9 (1.74,4.94) | 4.4 (2.39,8.45) |
| Abortion disclosure | ||||
| Yes | 61 (58.1) | 90 (44.1) | 1.7 (1.09,2.82) | 2.1 (1.23,3.83) |
| No | 44 (41.9) | 114 (55.9) | 1 | 1 |
| Repeated abortion results in sterility | ||||
| Agree | 63 (60) | 129 (63.2) | 0.2 (0.09,0.78) | 0.3 (0.1,12) |
| I do no | 38 (36.2) | 67 (32.8) | 0.3 (0.1,1.02) | 0.4 (0.11,1.45) |
| Disagree | 4 (3.8) | 8 (3.9) | 1 | 1 |