From: Violence against women and unintended pregnancies in Nicaragua: a population-based multilevel study
Characteristic | Unintended pregnancies no n = 3413 | Unintended pregnancies yes n = 1934 | All n = 5347 |
---|---|---|---|
 | % | % | % |
Residency (Rural)* | 55.3 | 46.7 | 52.1 |
Age in years, Mean (SE) | 27.0 (0.15) | 27.6 (0.20) | 27.2 (0.12) |
Education | Â | Â | Â |
No education | 16.6 | 16.6 | 16.6 |
Primary School | 43.0 | 42.5 | 42.8 |
High school | 28.7 | 31.3 | 29.7 |
College or higher | 11.5 | 9.4 | 10.7 |
Socioeconomic status* | Â | Â | Â |
Quintile 1 | 30.4 | 25.2 | 28.5 |
Quintile 2 | 21.4 | 22.5 | 21.8 |
Quintile 3 | 16.7 | 22.8 | 18.9 |
Quintile 4 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 16.2 |
Quintile 5 | 15.8 | 11.8 | 14.3 |
Ever use of modern contraceptives | Â | Â | Â |
(yes)* | 93.0 | 95.4 | 93.9 |
Controlling behavior by | Â | Â | Â |
partner (yes)* | 47.5 | 57.6 | 51.3 |
Ever sexual abuse by any person | Â | Â | Â |
(yes)* | 7.3 | 12.6 | 9.3 |
Ever physical/sexual IPV | Â | Â | Â |
(yes)* | 19.9 | 30.4 | 23.8 |