Research Article
Cohort Records Study of 19,655 Women Who Received Postabortion Care in a Tertiary Hospital 2010–2013 in China: What Trends Can Be Observed?
Table 3
Trends in the sociodemographic characteristics of women who underwent induced abortions between 2010 and 2013.
| | Variables | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | | | ( = 19,655) | () | () | () | () |
| | Age (years) | | | | | | | 15–24 | 1659 (42.5) | 1958 (39.4) | 1979 (36.8) | 1789 (33.1) | <0.01 | | 25–34 | 1787 (45.8) | 2415 (48.7) | 2740 (50.9) | 2912 (53.9) | | 34–48 | 460 (11.8) | 591 (11.9) | 663 (12.3) | 702 (13.0) | | Mean age ± SD | 26.71 0.09 | 26.96 0.08 | 27.33 0.08 | 27.70 0.08 | | Marital status | | | | | | | Married | 2155 (55.2) | 2932 (59.1) | 3313 (61.6) | 3409 (63.1) | <0.01 | | Unmarried | 1751 (44.8) | 2032 (40.9) | 2068 (38.4) | 1994 (36.1) | | Number of pregnancies | | | | | | | 1 | 1323 (33.9) | 1571 (31.6) | 1476 (27.4) | 1433 (26.5) | <0.01 | | ≥2 | 2583 (66.1) | 3393 (68.4) | 3906 (72.6) | 3970 (73.5) | | Number of deliveries | | | | | | | 0 | 2200 (56.3) | 2574 (51.9) | 2583 (48.0) | 2440 (45.2) | <0.01 | | 1 | 1529 (39.1) | 2114 (42.6) | 2443 (45.4) | 2484 (46.0) | | ≥2 | 177 (4.5) | 276 (5.6) | 356 (6.6) | 479 (8.9) | | Number of abortions | | | | | | | 1 | 1929 (49.4) | 2436 (49.1) | 2413 (44.8) | 2522 (46.7) | <0.01 | | 2 | 1145 (29.3) | 1578 (31.8) | 1725 (32.1) | 1725 (31.9) | | ≥3 | 832 (21.3) | 950 (19.1) |
1244 (23.1) |
1156 (21.4) | | CS | | | | | | | Yes | 371 (9.5) | 528 (10.6) | 721 (13.4) | 957 (17.7) | <0.01 | | No | 3535 (90.5) | 4436 (89.4) | 4661 (86.6) | 4446 (82.3) | | Risk | 178 (4.6) | 208 (4.2) | 256 (4.8) | 323 (5.9) | | | a | 86 (2.20) | 95 (1.91) | 78 (1.45) | 90 (1.67) | | | b | 54 (1.09) | 64 (1.29) | 123 (2.29) | 151 (2.79) | | | c | 23 (0.59) | 34 (0.68) | 47 (0.87) | 55 (1.02) | | | d | 17 (0.44) | 16 (0.32) | 13 (0.24) | 31 (0.57) | |
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SD, standard deviation; CS, caesarian section; a, IUD; b, interpregnancy interval of <6 months; c, breastfeeding period; d, uterine malformation.
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