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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and reproductive history, overall and by marital status, Rupandehi district, 2012

From: Marital status and abortion among young women in Rupandehi, Nepal

Ā 

Total

Never married

Ever married

p*

Ā 

(Nā€‰=ā€‰600)

(Nā€‰=ā€‰325)

(Nā€‰=ā€‰275)

Age, median (range)

19

(16ā€“24)

17

(16ā€“24)

21

(16ā€“24)

<0.01

Ā 

No.

(%)

No.

(%)

No.

(%)

Ā 

Education completed

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰< Grade 6

203

(33.8)

58

(28.6)

145

(71.4)

<0.01

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā‰„ Grade 6

397

(66.2)

267

(67.3)

130

(32.8)

Ā 

Caste or ethnicity

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰Brahmin/Chhetri

106

(17.7)

68

(64.2)

38

(35.9)

Ā 

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰Terai/Madhesi/Other

241

(40.2)

111

(46.1)

130

(53.9)

Ā 

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰Dalit

55

(9.2)

24

(43.6)

31

(56.4)

Ā 

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰Newar

5

(0.8)

3

(60.0)

2

(40.0)

Ā 

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰Janajati

153

(25.5)

100

(65.4)

53

(34.6)

Ā 

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰Muslim

40

(6.7)

19

(47.5)

21

(52.5)

Ā 

Worked in past year (cash or in-kind)

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰Yes

76

(12.7)

50

(15.4)

26

(9.5)

0.03

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰No

524

(87.3)

275

(84.6)

249

(90.6)

Ā 

Ever had sex

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰Yes

282

(47.0)

7

(2.2)

275

(100.0)

<0.01

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰No

318

(53.0)

318

(97.9)

0

(0.0)

Ā 

Ever used contraception

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰Yes

137

(22.8)

5

(1.5)

132

(48.0)

<0.01

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰No

463

(77.2)

320

(98.5)

143

(52.0)

Ā 

Gravidity

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰0

400

(66.7)

325

(100.0)

75

(27.3)

<0.01

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā‰„1

200

(33.3)

0

(0.0)

325

(72.7)

Ā 

Abortion history

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰0

581

(96.8)

325

(100.0)

256

(93.1)

0.01

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā‰„1

19

(3.2)

0

(0.0)

19

(6.9)

Ā 
  1. *P-value from unadjusted chi-squared test or t test for difference by marital status.