Table 3:
Factors Associated with Women’s Knowledge, Consideration and Interest in Self-Management Abortion
| Knowledge of self-managed medication abortion (n=1,214) | Considered self-managed medication abortion before attending the clinic (n=326) | Interest in self-managed medication abortion among those without prior knowledge (n=870) | Sought or tried any method of self-management prior to attending the clinic (n=1,183) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Clinic | ||||||||
| San Antonio | ref | -- | ref | -- | ref | -- | ref | -- |
| McAllen | 1.85 | 1.30 – 2.64* | 1.82 | 0.86 – 3.86 | 0.38 | 0.26 – 0.56* | 1.90 | 1.16 – 3.12 |
| Fort Worth | 2.68 | 1.93 – 3.73* | 1.20 | 0.59 – 2.47 | 0.30 | 0.21 – 0.44* | 1.42 | 0.88 – 2.30 |
| Age | ||||||||
| 20–24 | ref | -- | ref | -- | ref | -- | ref | -- |
| Under 20 | 0.73 | 0.46 – 1.18 | 0.55 | 0.18 – 1.65 | 0.66 | 0.38 – 1.15 | 0.74 | 0.37 – 1.49 |
| 25–29 | 1.14 | 0.81 – 1.60 | 1.56 | 0.78 – 3.11 | 1.42 | 0.97 – 2.08 | 1.20 | 0.74 – 1.93 |
| 30–34 | 1.06 | 0.70 – 1.62 | 1.39 | 0.57 – 3.37 | 1.94 | 1.22 – 3.08 | 1.42 | 0.80 – 2.54 |
| 35 and Over | 1.35 | 0.84 – 2.17 | 1.45 | 0.55 – 3.82 | 1.68 | 0.96 – 2.95 | 1.20 | 0.61 – 2.38 |
| Gestational age | ||||||||
| Less than 10 weeks | ref | -- | ref | -- | ref | -- | ref | -- |
| 10–16 weeks | 1.15 | 0.83 – 1.60 | 1.17 | 0.60 – 2.26 | 0.83 | 0.56 – 1.24 | 1.11 | 0.70 – 1.76 |
| Over 16 weeks | 1.02 | 0.36 – 2.92 | 0.88 | 0.12 – 6.76 | 0.90 | 0.30 – 2.68 | 0.84 | 0.22 – 3.22 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | ref | -- | ref | -- | ref | -- | ref | -- |
| Black | 1.10 | 0.70 – 1.73 | 1.15 | 0.43 – 3.07 | 0.61 | 0.37 – 1.03 | 0.72 | 0.37 – 1.41 |
| US-born Hispanic | 1.46 | 0.99 – 2.13 | 1.23 | 0.55 – 2.75 | 0.58 | 0.39 – 0.87* | 0.84 | 0.50 – 1.42 |
| Foreign-born Hispanic | 1.27 | 0.73 – 2.23 | 1.72 | 0.54 – 5.51 | 0.49 | 0.26 – 0.93 | 0.78 | 0.36 – 1.69 |
| Other | 1.59 | 0.87 – 2.90 | 0.22 | 0.04 – 1.15 | 0.98 | 0.48 – 2.02 | 0.73 | 0.30 – 1.78 |
| Children | ||||||||
| 0 | ref | -- | ref | -- | ref | -- | ref | -- |
| 1 or more | 0.67 | 0.47 – 0.94 | 0.88 | 0.43 – 1.83 | 0.64 | 0.43 – 0.94 | 0.72 | 0.44 – 1.18 |
| Financial hardship | ||||||||
| No | ref | -- | ref | -- | ref | -- | ref | -- |
| Yes | 1.54 | 1.16 – 2.05* | 0.84 | 0.45 – 1.57 | 1.11 | 0.80 – 1.53 | 1.38 | 0.92 – 2.09 |
| Clinic access barriers | ||||||||
| No | ref | -- | ref | -- | ref | -- | ref | -- |
| Yes | 1.07 | 0.82 – 1.39 | 2.18 | 1.25 – 3.78 | 2.22 | 1.65 – 2.99* | 1.87 | 1.30 – 2.71* |
| Knows somebody who self-managed | ||||||||
| No | -- | -- | ref | -- | -- | -- | ref | -- |
| Yes | -- | -- | 4.10 | 2.36 – 7.12* | -- | -- | 4.94 | 3.35 – 7.28* |
*
Denotes a statistically significant odds ratio at the 0.05 level after multiplicity correction.
An odds ratio greater than 1 indicates that there is a higher chance of a “yes” outcome in each model (e.g. knowledge of self-management) when a given factor (e.g. financial hardship) is present. An odds ratio less than 1 indicates a higher chance of a “no” outcome when that factor is present