Table 5 Religion, knowledge and moral attitude associated with intended safe abortion practice (N = 375)

 1. The pregnant woman has a serious physical disease(s).

76.9

79.9

95.7*

74.1*

86.3*

69.7*

 2. The pregnant woman has HIV/ AIDS.

30.3*

45.5*

48.6*

33.8*

43.7*

29.2*

 3. The pregnant woman has a serious mental disease(s).

72.4

76.2

92.9*

69.5*

82.1*

65.4*

 4. The fetus has a serious defect that makes it nonviable.

80.5

87.0

94.3*

80.7*

88.9*

77.3*

 5. The fetus has a serious defect but will be viable and being handicapped.

63.8*

83.8*

84.3*

62.9*

78.9*

64.9*

 6. The woman has become pregnant as a result of being raped.

56.1*

72.7*

88.6*

57.0*

71.1*

54.6*

 7. The woman has become pregnant as a result of incestuous pregnancy (incest - sexual intercourse between two members of the same family).

32.6*

46.8*

48.6

36.1

44.7*

31.9*

 8. The pregnant woman is under age 20.

6.8

19.5

15.7

11.1

19.5*

4.3*

 9. The pregnant woman is under age 15.

17.2*

27.9*

41.4*

17.0*

27.9*

15.1*

 10. The man involved in the pregnancy will not support the woman in having a baby.

6.3*

15.6*

17.1*

8.5*

15.8*

4.3*

 11. The man involved in the pregnancy will not marry the woman.

5.4*

12.3*

11.4

7.5

12.1*

4.3*

 12. The woman/couple feels they already have enough children.

5.0*

14.9*

11.4

8.5

16.3*

1.6*

 13. The woman has become pregnant as a result of contraceptive failure.

7.2*

21.4*

20.0

11.5

20.5*

5.4*

 1. The pregnant woman has a serious physical disease(s).

70.1

77.9

92.9*

68.9*

83.2*

63.2*

 2. The pregnant woman has HIV/ AIDS.

38.0*

50.6*

54.3*

40. 7*

53.2*

33.0*

 3. The pregnant woman has a serious mental disease(s).

63.8*

76.6*

87.1*

64.9*

78.9*

58.9*

 4. The fetus has a serious defect that makes it nonviable.

75.1*

88.3*

92.9*

77.7*

87.4*

73.5*

 5. The fetus has a serious defect but will be viable and being handicapped.

60.6*

83.1*

80.0*

67.5*

77.4*

62.2*

 6. The woman has become pregnant as a result of being raped.

46.2*

67.5*

78.6*

49.5*

64.2*

45.4*

 7. The woman has become pregnant as a result of incestuous pregnancy (incest - sexual intercourse between two members of the same family).

29.4

38.3

47.1*

29.8*

40.0*

25.9*

 8. The pregnant woman is under age 20.

5.4*

16.9*

15.7

8.9

15.8*

4.3*

 9. The pregnant woman is under age 15.

14.5

22.7

27.1*

15.7*

24.7*

10.8*

 10. The man involved in the pregnancy will not support the woman in having a baby.

5.0*

16.9*

12.9

9.2

16.8*

2.7*

 11. The man involved in the pregnancy will not marry the woman.

5.4*

16.2*

10.0

9.8

16.3*

3.2*

 12. The woman/couple feels they already have enough children.

5.4*

16.2*

8.6

10.2

16.8*

2.7*

 13. The woman has become pregnant as a result of contraceptive failure.

5.9*

23.4*

15.7

12.5

20.5*

5.4*