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Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of the Respondents among Guraghe Zone Preparatory School Student, n = 404, April 2017

From: Risk factors of induced abortion among preparatory school student in Guraghe zone, Southern region, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Induced Abortion

Chi-square

P-value

Yes

No

Count (%)

Count (%)

Age of respondent

 < 17

28(14.4)

167(85.6)

0.178

0.673

 > =18

27(12.9)

182(87.1)

  

Respondent’s education

 Grade 11

37(16.7)

185(83.3)

3.905

0.048

 Grade 12

18(9.9)

164(90.1)

  

Respondent’s religion

 Orthodox

31(12.5)

217(87.5)

2.746

0.432

 Muslim

16(14.8)

92(85.2)

  

 Protestant

7(15.2)

39(84.5)

  

 Catholic

1(50.0)

1(50.0)

  

Parents residence

 Urban

12(8.7)

126(91.3)

4.311

0.038

 Rural

43(16.2)

223(83.8)

  

To whom you live with

 Without family

21(16.8)

104(83.2)

5.324

0.005

 With family

34(12.2)

245(87.8)

  

Family education

 Not write and read

20(18.7)

87(81.3)

3.251

0.065

 Write, read and above

35(11.8)

262(88.2)

  

Monthly income

 < 500

22(13.8)

137(86.2)

0.38

0.998

 501–700

3(13.0)

20(87.0)

  

 700–1000

9(14.1)

55(85.9)

  

 > 1000

21(18.7)

137(86.7)