Table 4 Variations in the use of PAC services by reproductive knowledge and other related factors
From: Factors associated with seeking post-abortion care among women in Guangzhou, China
Reproductive knowledge and other related factors | Total | PAC services utilization | χ2 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percentage(%) | ||||
Knowledge on how soon fertility returns and could get pregnant again | 128.5 | 0.000 | |||
Within 10 ~ 14 days | 116 | 89 | 76.7 | ||
After 3 ~ 4 weeks | 137 | 69 | 50.4 | ||
Don’t know | 160 | 16 | 10.0 | ||
Any uptake of contraception | 0.105 | 0.949 | |||
Yes | 188 | 78 | 41.5 | ||
No | 198 | 85 | 42.9 | ||
Missing | 27 | 11 | 40.7 | ||
Contraceptive use (multiple responses allowed) | |||||
None | 82 | 34 | 41.5 | 0.019 | 1.000 |
Traditional methods | 66 | 26 | 39.4 | 0.241 | 0.684 |
IUD | 136 | 56 | 41.2 | 0.076 | 0.832 |
Oral contraceptives | 254 | 108 | 42.5 | 0.041 | 0.918 |
Injectables | 59 | 27 | 45.8 | 0.372 | 0.571 |
Male condoms | 299 | 129 | 43.1 | 0.456 | 0.577 |
Husbands’/partners’ attitude on contraceptive use | 0.042 | 0.979 | |||
Approve | 178 | 76 | 42.7 | ||
Disapproved | 158 | 66 | 41.8 | ||
Uncertain | 77 | 32 | 41.6 | ||
Person responsible for making contraceptive decisions | 26.481 | 0.000 | |||
Husband/partner | 194 | 58 | 29.9 | ||
Women herself | 178 | 100 | 56.2 | ||
Both | 41 | 16 | 39.0 | ||