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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Determinants of induced abortion among women of reproductive age: evidence from the 2013 and 2019 Sierra Leone Demographic and Health Survey

Characteristic

2013 (N = 16,658)

n (%)

2019 (N = 15,574)

n (%)

2013–2019 (N = 32,232)

n (%)

Age group

15–19

3878(23)

3427 (22)

7305(23)

20–24

2683(16)

2629 (17)

5312(16)

25–29

2843(17)

2728 (18)

5571(17)

30–34

2287(14)

1942 (12)

4229(13)

35–39

2260(14)

2224 (14)

4484(14)

40–44

1362(8)

1337 (9)

2699(8)

45–49

1344(8)

1288 (8)

2632(8)

Marital status

Never in union

4730(28)

5058(32)

9788(30)

Married/in a union

10,903(65)

9715(62)

20,618(64)

Single

1025(6)

801(5)

1826(6)

Employment status

Not working

5319(32)

4831(31)

10,150(31)

Working

11,339(68)

10,743(69)

22,082(69)

Residence

Urban

5933(36)

7163 (46)

13,096(41)

Rural

10,725(64)

8411 (54)

19,136(59)

Educational status

No education

9293(56)

7081(45)

16,375(51)

Primary

2331(14)

2103(14)

4433(14)

Secondary

4533(27)

5724(37)

10,257(32)

Higher

501(3)

666(4)

1167(4)

Wealth index

Poorest

3089(19)

2738(18)

5828(18)

Second

3046(18)

2831(18)

5877(18)

Middle

3140(19)

2954(19)

6093(19)

Fourth

3388(20)

3385(22)

6773(21)

Richest

3994(24)

3666(24)

7660(24)

Religion

Christianity

3527(21)

3616(23)

7143(22)

Muslim

13,032(78)

11,953(77)

24,985(78)

Others

99(1)

6(0)

105(0)

Parity

None

4168(25)

4361(28)

8529(26)

1–2

4459(27)

5224(34)

9683(30)

3–5

5119(31)

4893(31)

10,011(31)

6 or more

2912(17)

1097(7)

4008(12)

Current contraceptive use

No method

12,982(78)

11,794(76)

24,776(77)

Modern method

3361(20)

3696(24)

7058(22)

Traditional method

315(2)

83(1)

398(1)

Knowledge of ovulation

Correct

4882(29)

7867(51)

12,748(40)

Incorrect

6694(40)

5865(38)

12,558(39)

Don’t know

5083(31)

1842(12)

6925(21)

Frequency of reading newspaper

Not at all

14,844(89)

14,320(92)

29,164(90)

Less than once a week

666(4)

851(5)

1517(5)

At least once a week

1149(7)

403(3)

1552(5)

Frequency of listening to the radio

Not at all

6325(38)

8653(56)

14,978(46)

Less than once a week

3674(22)

3182(20)

6856(21)

At least once a week

6659(40)

3739(24)

10,399(32)

Frequency of watching television

Not at all

13,217(79)

11,143(72)

24,359(76)

Less than once a week

1090(7)

2109(14)

3199(10)

At least once a week

2351(14)

2322(15)

4674(15)

Ever had a pregnancy terminated

No

15,099(91)

14,246(91)

29,345(91)

Yes

1559(9)

1328(9)

2887(9)