Characteristic | Total* (n=778) | Pre-COVID-19** (n=347) | COVID-19*** (n=390) | P value |
Gestational age (weeks) | ||||
<7 | 31.5% (245) | 31.7% (110) | 30.3% (118) | 0.672 |
7–10 | 68.5% (533) | 68.3% (237) | 69.7% (272) | |
Ultrasound | ||||
Yes | 24.7% (192) | 28.0% (97) | 22.3% (87) | 0.077 |
No | 75.3% (586) | 72.0% (250) | 77.7% (303) | |
Access to hospital | ||||
Yes | 86.1% (670) | 88.8% (308) | 83.8% (327) | 0.054 |
No | 13.9% (108) | 11.2% (39) | 16.2% (63) | |
Blood type knowledge | ||||
Yes | 70.7% (550) | 73.5% (255) | 68.2% (266) | 0.116 |
No | 29.3% (228) | 26.5% (92) | 31.8% (124) | |
Pregnancy test | ||||
No, but I did an ultrasound and I am pregnant | 4.5% (35) | 5.2% (18) | 3.8% (15) | 0.38 |
No, I did not do a pregnancy test | 6.2% (48) | 5.2% (18) | 7.7% (30) | 0.169 |
Yes, and I am pregnant | 89.3% (695) | 89.6% (311) | 88.5% (345) | 0.614 |
Cause of pregnancy | ||||
I did not use contraceptives | 52.2% (400) | 52.7% (183) | 50.7% (194) | 0.417 |
I wanted a pregnancy at first but my situation changed | 0.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (1) | 1 |
I was raped | 3.4% (26) | 2.9% (10) | 3.9% (15) | 0.47 |
The contraceptives I used did not work | 44.1% (338) | 43.2% (150) | 45.2% (173) | 0.757 |
Reason for abortion (multiple answers accepted) | ||||
I have no money to raise a child | 38.7% (296) | 36.5% (125) | 41.3% (158) | 0.211 |
I want to finish school | 13.9% (106) | 14.0% (48) | 14.6% (56) | 0.838 |
I am too young | 17.8% (136) | 16.4% (56) | 19.6% (75) | 0.273 |
I just cannot have a child at this point in my life | 66.4% (507) | 66.7% (228) | 66.8% (256) | 0.985 |
I am ill | 0.7% (5) | 0.9% (3) | 0.5% (2) | 0.561 |
I am too old | 4.3% (33) | 3.8% (13) | 4.7% (18) | 0.557 |
My family is complete | 18.7% (143) | 16.7% (57) | 20.6% (79) | 0.181 |
My partner does not want a child | 1% (8) | 0.3% (1) | 1.8% (7) | 0.073 |
Company during abortion | ||||
Yes | 92.8% (722) | 91.9% (319) | 93.6% (365) | 0.384 |
No | 7.2% (56) | 8.1% (28) | 6.4% (25) | |
Request status | ||||
Cancelled | 73.0% (568) | 69.2% (240) | 77.2% (301) | 0.014 |
Delivered | 27.0% (210) | 30.8% (107) | 22.8% (89) |
All data are given as a percentage (n).
*March–December 2019, March–November 2020; **March–November 2019; ***March–November 2020.