Table 4 Multivariable associations between participant characteristics and preferred abortion term among people accessing abortion (n = 681)
From: Abortion terminology preferences: a cross-sectional survey of people accessing abortion care
Preferred "abortion" as only term versus no preference | Preferred "ending a pregnancy" as only term versus no preference | Preferred "pregnancy termination" as only term versus no preference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
aRRR (95% CI) | p value | aRRR (95% CI) | p value | aRRR (95% CI) | p value | |
13+ weeks gestation (reference: ≤ 12 weeks) | 0.71 (0.41–1.25) | 0.236 | 0.75 (0.40–1.38) | 0.353 | 0.67 (0.35–1.29) | 0.229 |
Sought care because fetus has medical condition | 0.29 (0.03–2.46) | 0.255 | 2.55 (0.81–8.07) | 0.111 | 2.72 (0.84–8.74) | 0.094 |
Pregnancy intention (feelings about becoming pregnant before pregnant) (reference: Did not want to be pregnant then or at any time in the future) | ||||||
Mistimed, wanted to be pregnant later or sooner | 0.98 (0.60–1.59) | 0.927 | 0.81 (0.47–1.40) | 0.455 | 1.37 (0.77–2.43) | 0.290 |
Wanted to be pregnant then | 2.17 (0.66–7.16) | 0.204 | 2.16 (0.64–7.32) | 0.213 | 2.24 (0.60–8.37) | 0.229 |
Not sure what wanted | 1.71 (0.99–2.93) | 0.052 | 1.01 (0.53–1.91) | 0.984 | 1.01 (0.48–2.10) | 0.980 |
Felt worried other people might find out they ended the pregnancy (reference: Not at all) | ||||||
A little bit | 0.95 (0.54–1.65) | 0.844 | 1.66 (0.90–3.07) | 0.104 | 1.12 (0.58–2.16) | 0.735 |
Somewhat | 0.58 (0.31–1.08) | 0.086 | 1.07 (0.53–2.18) | 0.853 | 0.73 (0.34–1.58) | 0.425 |
Very much | 0.75 (0.40–1.41) | 0.372 | 2.68 (1.46–4.92) | 0.001 | 1.08 (0.53–2.19) | 0.832 |
Age (years) (reference: 15–19) | ||||||
20–24 | 0.61 (0.31–1.23) | 0.168 | 1.10 (0.49–2.50) | 0.815 | 1.82 (0.70–4.7) | 0.221 |
25–29 | 0.87 (0.45–1.71) | 0.696 | 1.13 (0.50–2.54) | 0.772 | 1.61 (0.60–4.28) | 0.341 |
30–34 | 0.91 (0.44–1.88) | 0.791 | 1.21 (0.51–2.90) | 0.666 | 1.54 (0.54–4.35) | 0.417 |
35–45 | 0.88 (0.39–1.96) | 0.747 | 1.73 (0.70–4.30) | 0.236 | 3.11 (1.08–8.92) | 0.035 |
Race/ethnicity (reference: Non-Hispanic white) | ||||||
Hispanic, any race | 1.28 (0.68–2.42) | 0.441 | 0.94 (0.50–1.78) | 0.860 | 1.19 (0.62–2.27) | 0.603 |
Black, non-Hispanic | 2.66 (1.50–4.69) | 0.001 | 0.98 (0.51–1.89) | 0.959 | 1.45 (0.71–2.94) | 0.306 |
Asian/Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic | 1.63 (0.61–4.36) | 0.332 | 1.36 (0.50–3.72) | 0.543 | 1.19 (0.37–3.88) | 0.772 |
Mixed race or other race/ethnicity | 2.82 (1.42–5.62) | 0.003 | 1.45 (0.68–3.08) | 0.332 | 0.74 (0.28–1.95) | 0.545 |
Belongs to a church or religious community | 1.00 (0.63–1.59) | 0.997 | 0.88 (0.52–1.51) | 0.653 | 0.71 (0.40–1.28) | 0.253 |
Received any government assistance in past year | 1.08 (0.72–1.63) | 0.711 | 0.98 (0.61–1.56) | 0.918 | 0.95 (0.58–1.58) | 0.856 |
Could come up with $2,000 in a month if needed | 0.79 (0.49–1.28) | 0.340 | 0.93 (0.55–1.55) | 0.773 | 0.96 (0.55–1.67) | 0.875 |
U.S. born (reference: Foreign-born) | 1.63 (0.72–3.68) | 0.237 | 1.20 (0.53–2.70) | 0.659 | 1.38 (0.57–3.31) | 0.477 |
Site (reference: A) | ||||||
B | 1.19 (0.70–2.03) | 0.526 | 0.63 (0.33–1.19) | 0.153 | 0.75 (0.36–1.57) | 0.447 |
C | 0.71 (0.37–1.24) | 0.289 | 0.66 (0.33–1.29) | 0.223 | 1.96 (0.94–4.06) | 0.072 |
D | 1.20 (0.53–2.70) | 0.663 | 1.08 (0.45–2.61) | 0.862 | 0.97 (0.34–2.80) | 0.961 |