Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants and dropouts
Variable | Dropouts (n = 44) | Participants (n = 289) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 29.07 (10.0) | 29.5 (7.3) | 0.740 |
Gestational age | 6.25 (1.1) | 6.28 (1.1) | 0.861 |
Education attainment | 0.316 | ||
No studies or incomplete | 2 (4.5%) | 11 (3.8%) | |
Compulsory education | 8 (18.2%) | 91 (31.7%) | |
High school/vocational school | 26 (59.1%) | 135 (47.0%) | |
University | 8 (18.2%) | 50 (17.4%) | |
Place of birth | 0.285 | ||
Europe (including Spain) | 27 (61.4%) | 201 (70.5%) | |
Central and South America | 15 (34.1%) | 66 (23.2%) | |
Morocco and the rest of Africa | 2 (4.5%) | 18 (6.3%) | |
Paid employment | 22 (66.7%) | 189 (74.4%) | 0.343 |
Living situation | 0.662 | ||
Alone | 6 (14.0%) | 23 (8.1%) | |
With partner | 113 (30.2%) | 93 (32.7%) | |
With family | 22 (51.2%) | 154 (54.2%) | |
In a shared flat | 2 (4.7%) | 14 (4.9%) | |
Social support | |||
Partner | 24 (57.1%) | 187 (68.2%) | 0.165 |
Family | 24 (57.1%) | 138 (51.3%) | 0.481 |
Friends | 15 (35.7%) | 70 (26.1%) | 0.195 |
No social support | 4 (9.5%) | 13 (4.9%) | 0.219 |
Number of previous abortions | 0.781 | ||
0 | 25 (56.8%) | 154 (54.4%) | |
1 | 12 (27.3%) | 71 (25.1%) | |
2 | 3 (6.8%) | 34 (12.0%) | |
3 | 2 (4.5%) | 17 (6.0%) | |
≥ 4 | 2 (4.5%) | 7 (2.5%) | |
Number of living children | 0.998 | ||
None | 22 (50.0%) | 139 (49.1%) | |
1 | 10 (22.7%) | 67 (23.7%) | |
2 | 9 (20.5%) | 60 (21.2%) | |
3 | 2 (4.5%) | 10 (3.5%) | |
≥ 4 | 1 (2.3%) | 7 (2.5%) | |
Use of contraception | 27 (64.3%) | 162 (58.9%) | 0.508 |
Type of contraception | < 0.001 | ||
Condom | 14 (51.9%) | 110 (67.9%) | |
Hormonal | 8 (29.6%) | 52 (32.1%) | |
IUD | 3 (11.1%) | 0 | |
Emergency contraception | 2 (7.4%) | 26 (10.2%) | 0.537 |