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Table 2 Reproductive health behaviour of women in the reproductive age attending selected health facilities, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2017

From: Factors associated with induced abortion among women of reproductive age attending selected health facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a case control study

Variables

Cases

Controls

chi2 p-value

Frequency

Percent

Frequency

Percent

Age at first intercourse

 15–19

75

51.0

113

38.3

0.013

 20–24

63

42.9

144

48.8

 ≥ 25

9

6.1

38

12.9

Total

147

100.0

295

100.0

Age at first marriage

 <  18

22

23.9

21

7.5

0.001

 ≥ 18

70

76.1

258

92.5

Total

92

100.0

279

100.0

Number of lifetime pregnancies

 1

59

40.1

87

29.5

0.081

 2

42

28.6

100

33.9

 ≥3

46

31.3

108

36.6

Total

147

100.0

295

100.0

Number of children

 0

69

46.9

98

33.2

0.002

 1

42

28.6

115

39.0

 2

26

17.7

37

12.5

 ≥ 3

10

6.8

45

15.3

Total

147

100.0

295

100.0

Number of sexual partners in lifetime

 1

86

58.5

159

53.9

0.359

 ≥ 2

61

41.5

136

46.1

Total

147

100.0

295

100.0

Number of sexual partners in the past 12 months

 1

100

68.0

204

69.2

0.810

 ≥ 2

47

32.0

91

30.8

Total

147

100.0

295

100.0