Reasons for termination of pregnancy request by age group
| Reasons | Age group (years) [n (%)] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤21 | 22–29 | >30 | Unknown | Total | |||||
| Money worries | 42 | (25.6) | 48 | (25.4) | 18 | (12.5) | 3 | (10.0) | 111 |
| Contraceptive failure | 28 | (17.1) | 44 | (23.3) | 26 | (18.1) | 10 | (33.3) | 108 |
| May affect education or career | 43 | (26.2) | 18 | (9.5) | 12 | (8.3) | 4 | (13.3) | 77 |
| Family complete | 10 | (6.1) | 20 | (10.6) | 35 | (24.3) | 6 | (20.0) | 71 |
| Not in a relationship/unmarried | 21 | (12.8) | 20 | (10.6) | 18 | (12.5) | 2 | (6.7) | 61 |
| Unstable relationship | 6 | (3.7) | 15 | (7.9) | 15 | (10.4) | 1 | (33.3) | 37 |
| Do not think partner is a suitable father | 6 | (3.7) | 7 | (3.7) | 4 | (2.7) | 0 | (0.0) | 17 |
| Never wanted children | 5 | (3.0) | 4 | (2.1) | 6 | (4.2) | 1 | (33.3) | 16 |
| Unsatisfactory relationship | 3 | (1.8) | 5 | (2.6) | 3 | (2.1) | 0 | (0.0) | 11 |
| Violent relationship | 0 | (0.0) | 5 | (2.6) | 4 | (2.8) | 1 | (33.3) | 10 |
| Others | 0 | (0.0) | 3 | (1.6) | 3 | (2.1) | 2 | (6.7) | 8 |
| Total | 164 | 189 | 144 | 30 | 527 | ||||