Prevalence and Predictors of Contraceptives Use among Women Aged (15–49 years) with Induced Abortion History in Ghana

Table 1

Background characteristics of respondents (N = 3,039).

Variable	Frequency	Percentage
Age
15–19	115	3.516
20–24	446	14.45
25–29	629	20.85
30–34	576	18.74
35–39	515	17.36
40–44	399	13.54
45–49	359	11.53
Educational level
Primary	503	16.68
JHS	1222	41.29
SHS and above	1011	32.14
No education	303	9.891
Religious distribution
Christianity	2751	92.16
Islam	244	6.276
Traditional	8	0.2365
Others	36	1.325
Contraceptives use
Yes	1130	36.69
No	1909	63.31
Residence
Rural	925	31.65
Urban	2114	68.35
Union
Yes	2002	66.51
No	1037	33.49
Region
Western	388	13
Central	248	8.125
Greater Accra	567	26.05
Volta	212	6.005
Eastern	364	10.62
Ashanti	644	25.05
Brong Ahafo	383	9.493
Northern	86	0.7622
Upper East	69	0.4839
Upper West	78	0.4042