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Table 1 Bivariate analysis between induced abortions and voluntary family planning dimensions and socio-demographic characteristics

From: Receiving voluntary family planning services has no relationship with the paradoxical situation of high use of contraceptives and abortion in Vietnam: a cross-sectional study

 

Ever had induced abortions (n = 935)

Voluntary Family Planning dimensions

0

1

≥2

P -value

 Counselling

   

0.054

  No

61.3

25.5

13.2

  Yes

68.8

21.0

10.2

 Information for making informed choice

   

0.371

  No

65.3

22.5

12.2

  Yes

68.8

21.3

9.9

 Access/availability to selected method(s)

   

0.813

  No

64.0

24.2

11.8

  Yes

65.8

22.4

11.9

Counselling + information

   

0.083

  No

61.6

25.4

13.1

  Yes

68.5

21.2

10.4

All three components

   

0.105

  No

60.2

27.2

12.7

  Yes

66.9

21.7

11.5

Age at interview

   

0.000

 18–24

89.9

10.1

0.0

 25–34

77.0

17.8

5.2

 35–49

56.5

26.6

16.9

Place of residents

   

0.000

 Rural

70.1

21.4

8.5

 Urban

59.7

23.4

16.9

Ethnicity

   

0.052

 Kinh

68.9

22.8

8.3

 Others (ethnic minorities)

65.3

21.8

13.0

Education

   

0.706

 Primary and secondary

66.9

22.3

10.8

 High school and higher (college/university)

66.1

21.6

10.3

Occupation

   

0.002

 Others

60.1

25.9

14.1

 Farmers

69.9

20.1

10.1

Wealth index (quintiles)

   

0.001

 Lowest

74.3

18.5

7.2

 Second

71.0

21.0

7.9

 Middle

66.5

22.7

10.8

 Fourth

62.5

23.7

13.8

 Highest

57.7

24.4

17.9

Number of living children

   

0.000

 1

78.7

16.4

4.9

 2

61.6

23.9

14.5

 3+

53.8

29.8

16.4

Sex of previous child (children)

   

0.074

 Male

63.3

23.9

12.8

 Female

69.3

20.3

10.4

Ever used contraceptives (couple methods)

    

 No

70.2

18.9

10.9

0.008

 Yes

61.8

25.9

12.3

Ever used contraceptives (female methods)

    

 No

76.8

17.9

5.3

0.000

 Yes

62.7

23.6

13.7