Table 2 Pregnancy intention status in relation to some women’s reproductive variables, Sohag district, Egypt, 2016
From: Prevalence, determinants, and outcomes of unintended pregnancy in Sohag district, Egypt
Parameter | Intended No. (%) | Mistimed No. (%) | Unwanted No. (%) | Total No. (%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deliveries | |||||
0–2 | 177 (76.6) | 54 (23.4) | 0 (0) | 231 (41.7) | < 0.0001* |
3–4 | 177 (70.8) | 42 (16.8) | 31 (12.4) | 250 (45.1) | |
≥ 5 | 30 (41.1) | 2 (2.7) | 41 (56.2) | 73 (13.2) | |
Abortions | |||||
0 | 278 (69.8) | 79 (19.9) | 41 (10.3) | 398 (71.8) | < 0.0001* |
1 | 76 (77.6) | 12 (12.2) | 10 (10.2) | 98 (17.7) | |
≥ 2 | 30 (51.7) | 7 (12.1) | 21 (36.2) | 58 (10.5) | |
Living children | |||||
0–2 | 177 (76.6) | 54 (23.4) | 0 (0) | 231 (41.7) | < 0.0001* |
3–4 | 184 (72.7) | 34 (15.8) | 30 (11.5) | 253 (45.7) | |
≥ 5 | 23 (32.9) | 4 (5.7) | 43 (61.4) | 70 (12.6) | |
Spacing | |||||
≤ 24 months | 128 (53.8) | 84 (35.3) | 26 (10.9) | 238 (51.1) | < 0.0001* |
24–48 months | 120 (77.4) | 12 (7.4) | 23 (14.8) | 155 (33.3) | |
> 48 months | 50 (68.5) | 0 (0) | 23 (31.5) | 73 (15.6) | |
Achieved family size | |||||
Ideal | 125 (73.1) | 33 (19.3) | 13 (7.6) | 171 (31.0) | < 0.0001* |
Less than the ideal | 255 (79.9) | 64 (20.1) | 0 (0) | 319 (57.8) | |
More than the ideal | 4 (6.2) | 0 (0) | 60 (93.8) | 62 (11.2) | |
Gender of living children | |||||
Males only | 72 (83.7) | 12 (14.0) | 3 (2.3) | 86 (15.8) | < 0.0001* |
Females only | 87 (81.3) | 20 (18.7) | 0 (0) | 107 (19.7) | |
Both | 217 (61.8) | 64 (18.2) | 70 (19.9) | 351 (64.5) | |
Boys | |||||
0–1 | 226 (76.6) | 61 (20.7) | 8 (2.7) | 295 (54.2) | < 0.0001* |
2–3 | 141 (60.5) | 35 (15.0) | 57 (24.5) | 233 (42.8) | |
≥ 4 | 9 (56.2) | 0 (0) | 7 (43.8) | 16 (2.9) | |
Woman age at first pregnancy | |||||
≤ 20 | 167 (71.1) | 35 (14.9) | 33 (14.0) | 235 (42.4) | 0.50 |
21–25 | 141 (66.2) | 44 (20.7) | 28 (13.1) | 213 (38.4) | |
26–30 | 73 (72.3) | 17 (16.8) | 11 (10.9) | 101 (18.2) | |
> 30 | 3 (60) | 2 (40.0) | 0 (0) | 5 (0.9) | |
Knowledge about menstrual cycle | |||||
Yes | 104 (74.8) | 26 (18.7) | 9 (6.5) | 139 (25.1) | 0.03* |
No | 280 (67.5) | 72 (17.3) | 63 (15.2) | 415 (74.9) | |