Table 1 Women’s socio-demographic, geographic location and abortion-related attributes-total sample and by type of MA provider

Age category**

 < = 24 years

914 (46.3)

403 (44.1)

511 (55.9)

 > 24 years

1060 (53.7)

526 (49.6)

534 (50.4)

Marital status**

 Currently/formerly in union

613 (31.1)

314 (51.2)

299 (48.8)

 Never in union

1361 (68.9)

615 (45.2)

746 (54.8)

Number of live births, mean (SD)***

0.9 (2.6)

1.1 (3.5)

0.7 (1.2)

Level of education***

 No education

33 (1.7)

19 (57.6)

14 (42.4)

 Basic: Primary/JHS

501 (25.4)

298 (59.5)

203 (40.5)

 Secondary

737 (37.3)

392 (53.2)

345 (46.8)

 Tertiary/higher

703 (35.6)

220 (31.3)

483 (68.7)

Occupation***

 Professional/managerial

359 (18.2)

135 (37.6)

224 (62.4)

 Service

560 (28.3)

312 (55.7)

248 (44.3)

 Skilled manual

221 (11.2)

100 (45.3)

121 (54.7)

 Unskilled manual

203 (10.3)

115 (56.7)

88 (43.3)

 Student

379 (19.2)

156 (41.2)

223 (58.8)

 Unemployed

252 (12.8)

111 (44.1)

141 (55.9)

Place of residence***

 City

549 (27.8)

321 (58.5)

228 (41.5)

 Town

1349 (68.3)

566 (42.0)

783 (58.0)

 Village/Countryside/Rural

76 (3.9)

42 (55.3)

34 (44.7)

Study site/region***

 Ashanti

437 (22.2)

201 (46.0)

236 (54.0)

 Eastern

496 (25.1)

309 (62.3)

187 (37.7)

 Greater Accra

500 (25.3)

191 (38.2)

309 (61.8)

 Western

541 (27.4)

228 (42.1)

313 (57.9)

Previously had abortion

 Yes, with medication

421 (21.3)

248 (58.9)

173 (41.1)

 Yes, through surgical

166 (8.4)

77 (46.4)

89 (53.6)

 No previous abortion

1387 (70.3)

604 (43.6)

783 (56.4)

Learned about MA from friend

 Yes

1054 (53.4)

529 (50.2)

525 (49.8)

 No

920 (46.6)

400 (43.5)

520 (56.5)

Learned about MA from family member

 Yes

269 (13.6)

177 (65.8)

92 (34.2)

 No

1705 (86.4)

752 (44.1)

953 (55.9)

Learned about MA from internet

 Yes

366 (18.5)

117 (32.0)

249 (68.0)

 No

1608 (81.5)

812 (50.5)

796 (49.5)

 Observations

1974

929

1045