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.