Predictors of Unsafe Induced Abortion among Women in Ghana

Table 1

Background characteristics of respondents who induced abortion recently (N=1880 unless stated).

Variable/category	Frequency	Percentage
Demographic characteristics
Age (years)
<20	145	7.7
20-24	541	28.8
25-34	875	46.5
35-49	319	17.0
Age at first sexual intercourse
<18 years	1126	59.9
18 years and over	754	40.1
Marital status
Single	761	40.5
Married	438	23.3
Cohabiting	681	36.2
Religious affiliation
Traditional	48	2.6
Christian	1705	90.7
Islam	127	6.8
Socioeconomic characteristics
Highest educational attainment
No education	162	8.6
Primary	298	15.9
Junior high	874	46.5
Secondary or above	546	29.0
Ecological zone
Northern	53	2.8
Middle	795	42.3
Coastal	1032	54.9
Place of residence
Urban	1230	65.4
Rural	650	34.6
Wealth index
Lowest	101	5.4
Second	312	16.6
Middle	455	24.2
Fourth	548	29.1
Highest	464	24.7