Association between whether a woman agrees or strongly agrees with the statement ‘abortion is immoral’ and whether the woman knows at least one person who has terminated a pregnancy in the past 5 years adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics (N=641)
| Unadjusted | Adjusted* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | p Value | OR (95% CI) | p Value | |
| Knows ≥1 person who has induced an abortion in the past 5 years | ||||
| No | 1.00 | 0.2091 | 1.00 | 0.3690 |
| Yes | 0.67 (0.36 to 1.26) | 0.74 (0.38 to 1.44) | ||
| Has correct knowledge of the abortion law in Zambia | ||||
| No | 1.00 | <0.0001 | 1.00 | 0.0335 |
| Yes | 0.28 (0.17 to 0.44) | 0.23 (0.06 to 0.89) | ||
| Age group (years) | ||||
| 15–24 | 1.00 | 0.7197 | 1.00 | 0.0481 |
| 25–34 | 0.84 (0.55 to 1.29) | 0.60 (0.18 to 2.02) | ||
| 35–44 | 1.01 (0.45 to 2.28) | 2.92 (0.98 to 8.72) | ||
| Area of residence | ||||
| Urban | 1.00 | 0.3651 | 1.00 | 0.5019 |
| Rural | 1.33 (0.71 to 2.49) | 1.38 (0.53 to 3.59) | ||
| Province of residence | ||||
| Central | 1.00 | 0.0095 | 1.00 | 0.2338 |
| Copperbelt | 1.86 (0.92 to 3.80) | 1.51 (0.53 to 4.29) | ||
| Lusaka | 0.63 (0.33 to 1.21) | 0.88 (0.32 to 2.43) | ||
| Highest level of education attended | ||||
| None | 1.64 (0.34 to 7.79) | 0.3841 | 4.14 (0.42 to 41.09) | 0.5532 |
| Primary | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Secondary | 1.39 (0.84 to 2.31) | 1.33 (0.42 to 4.29) | ||
| Higher education | 0.69 (0.29 to 1.64) | 0.83 (0.25 to 2.78) | ||
| Religion | ||||
| Catholic | 1.00 | 0.1608 | 1.00 | 0.4465 |
| Other Christian | 0.56 (0.24 to 1.27) | 0.56 (0.12 to 2.59) | ||
| Other | ∞ | ∞ | ||
*Adjusted for all other variables in the model. †All women within this category agreed with the statement ‘abortion is immoral’; thus, the OR is not calculable.