Table 2.
The outcomes of pregnancies among unmarried female youths in China
| Pregnancy outcomes | Number (persons) |
Distribution (%) |
Rate, 95% CI (per 1,000 female youths) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total female youths | 15–19 y | 20–24 y | Total female youths | 15–19 y | 20–24 y | P value | Total female youths | 15–19 y | 20–24 y | P value | |
| Induced abortion | 575 | 159 | 416 | 82.5 | 68.83 | 89.27 | < .001 | 51.9 (47.9–56.2) | 23.6 (20.1–27.5) | 95.7 (87.2–10.5) | < .001 |
| Spontaneous miscarriage | 44 | 27 | 17 | 6.31 | 11.69 | 3.65 | 4.0 (2.9–5.3) | 4.0 (2.6–5.8) | 3.9 (2.3–6.3) | .936 | |
| Live birth | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1.15 | 3.46 | 0 | 0.7 (0.3–1.4) | 1.2 (0.5–2.3) | 0.0 (0.0–0.8) | .023 | |
| Still birth | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.86 | 2.16 | 0.21 | 0.5 (0.2–1.2) | 0.7 (0.2–1.7) | 0.2 (0.0–1.2) | .258 | |
| Still pregnant | 64 | 32 | 32 | 9.18 | 13.85 | 6.87 | 5.8 (4.5–7.4) | 4.8 (3.3–6.7) | 7.4 (5.0–10.4) | .077 | |