Prevalence of abuse: lifetime, past-year, during pregnancy, and in relation to the number of terminations of pregnancy
| Prevalence of abuse | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Type of abuse | |
| Lifetime: abuse (all) | 31/189 (16) |
| Last year: physical abuse | 20/188 (11) |
| Last year: sexual abuse | 8/188 (4) |
| Current pregnancy: physical abuse | 7/188 (4) |
| Lifetime history of abuse in relation to number of abortions | |
| No previous abortion | 11/92 (12) |
| One previous abortion | 12/60 (20) |
| Two or more previous abortions | 8/33 (24) |
| Past-year history of physical abuse and number of abortions | |
| No previous abortion | 9/93 (10) |
| One previous abortion | 6/59 (10) |
| Two or more previous abortions | 5/32 (16) |
χ2 = 3.2, df = 2, p=0.192. The numbers do not always total 190 as some data were missing.