Induced Second Trimester Abortion and Associated Factors in Amhara Region Referral Hospitals

Table 3

The bivariate and multiple logistic regression results on factors associated with induced second trimester abortion.

Characteristics	Induced second trimester abortion
	No	Yes	With 95% CI
	Frequency (%)	Frequency (%)	COR	AOR
Residence
Urban	215 (85.3)	37 (14.7)	1	1
Rural	121 (73.8)	43 (26.2)	2.06 (1.26–3.38)	1.86 (1.11–3.14)^**
Number of pregnancies
First	191 (77)	57 (23)	1	1
2nd and above	145 (86.3)	23 (13.7)	0.53 (0.31–0.90)	0.79 (0.45–10.43)
Nature of menses
Regular	231 (86.2)	37 (13.8)	1	1
Irregular	105 (70.9)	43 (29.1)	2.56 (1.56–4.20)	1.76 (1.03–2.98)^*
Get off from work
No	250 (83.3)	50 (16.7)	1	1
Yes	86 (74.1)	30 (25.9)	1.74 (1.04–2.92)	1.19 (0.62–2.29)
Did not know she was pregnant
No	200 (87)	30 (13)	1	1
Yes	136 (73.1)	50 (26.9)	2.45 (1.48–4.05)	2.05 (1.21–3.48)^*
Cannot afford to cater baby
No	272 (82.9)	56 (17.1)	1	1
Yes	64 (72.7)	24 (27.3)	1.82 (1.05–3.16)	1.31 (0.71–2.39)
Logistical problem
No	87 (92.6)	7 (7.4)	1	1
Yes	249 (77.3)	73 (22.7)	3.64 (1.62–8.22)	2.37 (1.02–5.53)^*

Note; = pregnancy, COR = crude odds ratio, and AOR = adjusted odds ratio; ^* and ^**.