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Table 3 Determinant factors of delay in decision for safe abortion services at South West Ethiopia, May 2019

From: Delay in decision and determinants for safe abortion among women at health facilities in south West Ethiopia: facility based cross sectional study

  

Decision

Variables

Categories

Delayed

Not Delayed

COR

AOR

Age group

Less than 20 Years

91(75.8)

29(24.2)

1.07 (0.59–1.95)

0.72(0.34–1.54)

20–24 Years

99(64.3)

55(35.7)

0.62 (0.36–1.06)

0.64(0.34–1.22)

Above 25 Years

82(75.5)

28(24.5)

1

1

Residence,

Urban

157(63.6)

90 (36.4)

1

1

Rural

115(83.9)

22 (16.1)

2.99 (1.77–5.06)

2.44(1.39–4.30)*

Educational status,

No formal education

47(81)

11 (19)

3.28 (1.53–7.01)

2.41(1.08–5.39)*

Primary education

83(73.5)

30 (26.5)

2.12 (1.20–3.74)

1.59(0.86–2.93)

Secondary education

82(76.6)

25(23.4)

2.52 (1.39–4.53)

2.22(1.19–4.11)*

Above secondary

60(56.6)

46(43.4)

1

1

Marital status

Single

155(69.8)

67(30.1)

0.51 (0.21–1.20)

0.50(0.19–1.27)

Married

85(69.1)

38(30.9)

0.49 (0.19–1.21)

0.55(0.20–1.50)

Divorced and Separated

32(82)

7(18)

1

1

Know presence of Legal Abortion

Yes

86(62.3)

52(37.7)

1

1

No

186(75.6)

60(24.4)

1.87 (1.19–2.94)

1.34(0.79–2.25)

History of abortion

Yes

18(41.9)

25(58.1)

1

1

No

254(74.5)

87(25.5)

4.05 (2.11–7.79)

3.47(1.74–6.91)*

Timely confirming pregnancy

Timely

92(61.3)

58(38.7)

1

1

Late

180(76.9)

54(23.1)

2.10 (1.34–3.29)

1.64(1.01–2.65)*

Knowing price affordable (free)

Yes

157(75.1)

82(24.9)

1

1

No

115(79.3)

30(20.7)

2.00(1.24–3.24)

1.38(0.79–2.41)

  1. *p-value < 0.05