Table 2 Legalization of induced abortion in Kurdistan Region and participants sociodemographic factors
From: Attitudes towards induced abortion among gynecologists in Kurdistan region of Iraq
Characteristic N = 166 | Attitude towards legalization of abortion | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agree | Disagree | |||||
N | % (95% CI) | N | % (95% CI) | |||
Total | 72 | 43.4 (35.8–50.9) | 94 | 56.6 (49.1–64.2) | ||
Sex | ||||||
Women | 72 | 43.9 (36.3–51.5) | 92 | 56.1 (48.5–63.7) | 0.506* | |
Men | 0 | 0 (0.0–0.0) | 2 | 100 (100.0-100.0) | ||
Age-groups | ||||||
< 40 | 55 | 48.7 (39.5–57.9) | 58 | 51.3 (42.1–60.5) | 0.044 | |
≥ 40 | 17 | 32.1 (19.5–44.6) | 36 | 67.9 (55.4–80.5) | ||
Marital status | ||||||
Ever married | 54 | 39.4 (31.2–47.6) | 83 | 60.6 (52.4–68.8) | 0.025 | |
Not married | 18 | 62.1 (44.4–79.7) | 11 | 37.9 (20.3–55.6) | ||
Years of practice | ||||||
0–10 | 53 | 49.1 (39.6–58.5) | 55 | 50.9 (41.5–60.4) | 0.043 | |
> 10 | 19 | 32.8 (20.7–44.8) | 39 | 67.2 (55.2–79.3) | ||
Ethnicity | ||||||
Kurdish | 63 | 42.6 (34.6–50.5) | 85 | 57.4 (49.5–65.4) | 0.548 | |
Other | 9 | 50.0 (26.9–73.1) | 9 | 50.0 (26.9–73.1) | ||
Religion | ||||||
Muslim | 68 | 42.5 (34.8–50.2) | 92 | 57.5 (49.8–65.2) | 0.405* | |
Other | 4 | 66.7 (28.9–100) | 2 | 33.3 (0.0-71.1) | ||
Are you religious or secular? | ||||||
Religious | 64 | 42.4 (34.5–50.3) | 87 | 57.6 (49.7–65.5) | 0.414 | |
Secular | 8 | 53.3 (28.1–78.6) | 7 | 46.7 (21.4–71.9) | ||