Table 1.

Characteristics of study participants who sought abortion either by travelling or by using online telemedicine (n=30)

Characteristic	Frequency (%)
Age (years)
<20	3 (10.0)
20–24	8 (26.7)
25–29	7 (23.3)
30–34	5 (16.7)
35–39	6 (20.0)
40–44	1 (3.0)
Employment status
Working	16 (53.3)
Student	5 (16.7)
Both student and working	4 (13.3)
Neither student nor working	5 (16.7)
Children
0	19 (63.3)
1+	11 (36.7)
Pathway to abortion
Self-managed using online telemedicine	18 (60.0)
Travelled for abortion	11 (36.7)
Qualified for exception to NI law	1 (3.3)
NHS policy change
Sought abortion before change	16 (53.3)
Sought abortion after change	14 (46.7)

NI, Northern Ireland; NHS, National Health Service.