Table 5 The association between age, neuroticism, alcohol use and counseling before abortion among women who developed PTSD/PTSS after the abortion (n = 48)

Age

0.92

0.87–0.96

0.98

0.89–1.07

Education < 12 years

1.78

0.91–3.46

1.12

0.46–2.73

 Working full time

1

1

 Working part time

2.67

1.12–6.41

2.31

0.80–6.65

 Student

3.13

1.36–7.24

2.25

0.72–7.03

 Other occupation

2.83

1.07–7.49

1.46

0.42–5.17

 Sexual trauma

4.38

1.48–13.0

1.69

0.29–9.80

 Experience of violence

3.19

1.71–5.98

2.72

1.21–6.12

 Alcohol use

0.48

0.24–0.93

0.52

0.23–1.18

 No children

2.09

1.04–4.21

1.32

0.42–4.13

 0

1

1

 1

1.23

0.57–2.64

1.32

0.55–3.18

 2

1.06

0.30–3.70

0.71

0.14–3.63

 3 or more

0.73

0.09–5.75

0

n.c.

 Counseling before abortion

1.94

1.03–3.66

1.20

0.56–2.56

 Continuous

1.02

1.01–1.02

1.01^a

1.003–1.02

 High scores (above median vs. below median)

3.60

1.88–6.89

2.36 ^a

1.08–5.16

 Very high scores (highest quartile vs. below median)

4.81

2.26–10.22

3.22^a

1.22–8.45