Abortion as agentive action: reproductive agency among young women seeking post-abortion care in Uganda

Figures & data

Table 1. Socio-demographic background and reproductive history of respondents (n=17)

	N		N
Age		Parity
16–18	7	0	13
19–20	6	1	4
21–25	4
Marital status		No of abortions ^b
Married	1	1	15
Unmarried	16	2	2
Education ^a		Gestational age (weeks) ^c
Primary	4	First trimester	10
Secondary	11	Second trimester	6
Missing	2	Unknown	1
Occupation		Abortion method used ^d
Student	7	Herbs/sticks	4
Formal employment	3	Medication	6
Informal employment	4	Surgery	7
Unemployed	2
Housewife	1
Current residence
Rural	3
Urban	14

^a Started not always completed.

^b Including most recent abortion.

^c At the time of most recent abortion.

^d Most recent abortion.