Table 3 Logistic regression analysis of predictors of abortion among women of reproductive age in Sierra Leone

15–19

1(ref)

1(ref)

1(ref)

20–24

2.39(1.65–3.47)*

3.97(2.51–6.26)*

2.91(2.19–3.87)*

25–29

3.74(2.56–5.46)*

6.58(4.01–10.78)*

4.74(3.58–6.36)*

30–34

3.72(2.52–5.49)*

9.64(5.87–15.83)*

5.68(4.22–7.66)*

35–39

4.67(3.11–6.99)*

11.37(6.96–18.56)*

6.98(5.15–9.45)*

40–44

4.71(3.09–7.17)*

13.05(7.98–21.35)*

7.45(5.44–10.21)*

45–49

4.60(3.05–6.94)*

15.06(9.04–25.08)*

7.91(5.76–10.87)*

Marital status

Never in union

1(ref)

1(ref)

1(ref)

Married/in union

2.09(1.48–2.95)*

3.00(2.03–4.42)*

2.52(1.95–3.26)*

Single

2.25(1.51–3.35)*

2.84(1.69–4.76)*

2.59(1.88–3.55)*

Employment status

Not working

1(ref)

1(ref)

1(ref)

Working

1.71(1.45–2.02)*

1.54(1.26–1.88) *

1.65(1.45–1.87)*

Residence

Urban

1(ref)

1(ref)

1(ref)

Rural

0.99(0.73–1.35)

0.97(0.76–1.24)

0.97(0.79–1.19)

Educational status

No education

1(ref)

1(ref)

1(ref)

Primary

1.19(0.98–1.44)

1.37(1.12–1.69)*

1.27(1.11–1.46)*

Secondary

1.16(0.91–1.47)

0.98(0.74–1.29)

1.04(0.86–1.24)

Higher

1.62(0.93–2.83)

1.16(0.81–1.66)

1.34(0.98–1.84)

Wealth index

Poorest

1(ref)

1(ref)

1(ref)

Second

1.19(0.93–1.53)

0.87(0.69–1.09)

1.02(0.86–1.20)

Middle

1.18(0.92–1.52)

0.81(0.63–1.03)

0.98(0.82–1.17)

Fourth

1.15(0.84–1.57)

0.99(0.73–1.34)

1.06(0.85–1.33)

Richest

1.46(0.94–2.26)

0.76(0.51–1.14)

1.06(0.78–1.44)

Religion

Christianity

1(ref)

1(ref)

1(ref)

Muslim

1.13(0.92–1.38)

1.02(0.85–1.22)

1.06(0.93–1.21)

Others

0.92(0.39–2.15)

1.73(0.18–16.20)

0.92(0.41–2.03)

Parity

None

1(ref)

1(ref)

1(ref)

1–2

0.73(0.53–1.01)

0.47(0.36–0.62)*

0.59(0.47–0.72)*

3–5

0.70(0.51–0.97)*

0.30(0.23–0.40)*

0.45(0.37–0.56)*

6 or more

0.69(0.47–1.01)*

0.23(0.17–0.33)*

0.40(0.31–0.52)*

Current contraceptive use

No method

1(ref)

1(ref)

1(ref)

Modern method

0.97(0.79–1.19)

1.08(0.91–1.29)

1.01(0.89–1.16)

Traditional method

0.76(0.46–1.26)

1.43(0.69–2.94)

0.91(0.60–1.38)

Knowledge of ovulation

Correct

1(ref)

1(ref)

1(ref)

Incorrect

0.93(0.76–1.14)

0.99(0.84–1.16)

0.96(0.85–1.10)

Don’t know

1.04(0.86–1.26)

0.04(0.78–1.39)

1.06(0.91–1.24)

Frequency of reading newspaper

Not at all

1(ref)

1(ref)

1(ref)

Less than once a week

1.05(0.72–1.52)

0.67(0.45–0.99) *

0.85(0.64–1.12)

At least once a week

0.74(0.49–1.13)

1.72(1.11–2.65) *

1.00(0.74–1.35)

Frequency of listening to a radio

Not at all

1(ref)

1(ref)

1(ref)

Less than once a week

1.27(1.01–1.60) *

1.57(1.23–2.01) *

1.39(1.18–1.64) *

At least once a week

1.27(1.04–1.54) *

1.24(0.97–1.59)

1.29(1.11–1.49) *

Frequency of watching television

Not at all

1(ref)

1(ref)

1(ref)

Less than once a week

0.85(0.63–1.15)

0.89(0.69–1.15)

0.87(0.72–1.06)

At least once a week

0.97(0.74–1.28)

1.30(0.96–1.77)

1.10(0.90–1.35)

Year of survey

2013

1(ref)

2019

0.89(0.76–1.04)