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Table 2 Demographic characteristics stratified by abortion type

From: Development and validation of a person-centered abortion scale: the experiences of care in private facilities in Kenya

Characteristic

N (%)

Surgical Abortion (N = 157)

Medication Abortion

(N = 196)

Age, years

 Less than 20

6 (3.8)

25 (13.8)

 20–24

61 (38.9)

76 (38.8)

 25–29

37 (23.6)

57 (29.1)

 30–34

25 (15.9)

25 (12.8)

 35 or older

28 (17.8)

13 (6.6)

Married, partnered, or cohabitating

 Yes

42 (26.8)

37 (18.9)

 No

114 (72.6)

158 (80.6)

 Missing

1 (0.6)

1 (0.5)

Education

 Primary or less

20 (12.7)

14 (7.1)

 Secondary or vocational

56 (35.7)

87 (44.4)

 College or University

81 (51.6)

95 (48.5)

Employed for pay

 Yes

97 (61.8)

108 (55.1)

 No

60 (38.2)

88 (44.9)

Religion

 Catholic, Protestant, or other Christian

148 (94.3)

189 (96.4)

 Muslim

5 (3.2)

5 (2.6)

 None

3 (1.9)

2 (1.0)

 Missing

1 (0.6)

0 (0.0)

Number of pregnancies

 1

63 (40.1)

105 (53.6)

 2

41 (26.1)

46 (23.5)

 3

25 (15.9)

22 (11.1)

 4

11 (7.0)

17 (8.7)

 5 or more

17 (10.8)

6 (3.1)

Number of births

 0

76 (48.4)

120 (61.2)

 1

37 (23.6)

40 (20.4)

 2

23 (14.7)

25 (12.8)

 3 or more

21 (13.4)

11 (5.6)

Number of children

 0

78 (49.7)

121 (61.7)

 1

35 (22.3)

43 (21.9)

 2

24 (15.3)

20 (10.2)

 3 or more

20 (12.7)

12 (6.1)

Received adequate information regarding abortion procedure

 No

88 (56.1)

75 (38.3)

 Yes

69 (43.9)

121 (61.7)