Table 4.
Abortion knowledge and stigmatizing attitudes, beliefs, and actions by woreda, 2016 and 2019
| Abortion knowledge and SABAS | Fogera (Comparison) | p-value1 | Boset (Intervention) | p-value1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Baseline (n = 349) | 2019 Endline (n = 430) | 2016 Baseline (n = 351) | 2019 Endline (n = 425) | |||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Knowledge of one or more indications of legal abortion | 105 (30) | 245 (57) | *** | 75 (21) | 361 (85) | *** |
| Pregnancy from rape/incest | 52 (15) | 142 (39) | *** | 58 (17) | 253 (78) | *** |
| Risk to fetus | 55 (16) | 135 (37) | *** | 26 (7) | 282 (75) | *** |
| Risk to mother | 78 (22) | 173 (48) | *** | 27 (8) | 292 (78) | *** |
| Mother is < 18 years old | 36 (10) | 31 (9) | NS | 45 (13) | 151 (40) | *** |
| Mother is physically or mentally disabled | 40 (11) | 78 (22) | *** | 14 (4) | 166 (44) | *** |
| Total SABAS Score2 | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 49.7 (10) | 55 (9) | *** | 48.7 (10) | 39.4 (15) | *** |
| Median | 48 | 55 | 50 | 39 | ||
| (Min, Max) | (28, 74) | (32,81) | (22,70) | (18,78) | ||
| SABAS Score Quartiles | ||||||
| 18–36 | 25 (8) | 7 (2) | *** | 41 (13) | 190 (45) | *** |
| 37–53 | 170 (56) | 183 (43) | 179 (55) | 151 (36) | ||
| 54–71 | 108 (35) | 224 (53) | 105 (32) | 79 (19) | ||
| 72–90 | 2 (1) | 10 (2) | 0 (0) | 5 (1) | ||
| Missing (1 or more questions missing from scale) | 44 | 6 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Negative Stereotyping SABAS Subscale2,3 | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 25.7 (5) | 27 (4) | *** | 25.2 (5) | 20.2 (8) | *** |
| Median | 26 | 28 | 26 | 21 | ||
| (Min, Max) | (13,40) | (14,39) | (10,36) | (8,38) | ||
| Exclusion and Discrimination SABAS Subscale2,4 | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 17.1 (5) | 20.2 (5) | *** | 15.7 (5) | 13.5 (5) | *** |
| Median | 16 | 20 | 15 | 13 | ||
| (Min, Max) | (8, 28) | (11, 32) | (7, 28) | (7, 30) | ||
| Fear of Contagion SABAS Subscale2,5 | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 7 (2) | 7.8 (2) | *** | 7.7 (2) | 5.7 (3) | *** |
| Median | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | ||
| (Min, Max) | (3, 12) | (3, 14) | (3, 12) | (3, 14) | ||
1Result of the Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test (SABAS scores) or Chi-square test. Fisher’s exact used for expected cell counts < 5. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001; NS = p-value is not significant at < 0.05 level
2Limited to those who answered all questions in the scale or subscale, respectively
3The Negative Stereotyping subscale contains 8 items, with possible score ranging from 8 to 40 points
4The Exclusion and Discrimination subscale contains 7 items, with possible score ranging from 7 to 35 points
5The Fear of Contagion subscale contains 3 items, with possible score ranging from 3 to 15 points