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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants

From: “I did not plan to have a baby. This is the outcome of our work”: a qualitative study exploring unintended pregnancy among female sex workers

Characteristics

Number

Total

11

Age (years)

 

 < 25

3

 25–30

5

 30+

3

Education

 

 Complete primary education

4

 Incomplete primary education

2

 Secondary/higher education

5

Pregnancy status at time of in-depth interviewa

 

 Pregnant

5

 Pregnancy terminated

3

 Recently given birth

2

Number of previous abortions

 

 0

3

 1

5

 2

2

 3

1

Number of live children

 

 0

1

 1

6

 2

1

 3

3

Ever use of hormonal contraceptives

 

 None

4

 Implants/IUDs

4

 Pills/injections

3

Context of the unintended pregnancya

 

 Condom breakage/not using contraceptives

6

 Missed contraceptive pill/injection

4

History of using alcohol

 

 Yes

8

 No

3

  1. aExcluding one “deviant case”, a sex worker who has never been pregnant