Table 4

Multivariate regression of characteristics associated with experiencing a most unsafe abortion among Nigerian respondents and confidantes aged 15–49*

	Respondent (n=1801)						Confidante (n=1365)
	OR	95% CI		aOR	95% CI		OR	95% CI		aOR	95% CI
Age
15–19	1.00	–	–	1.00	–	–	1.00	–	–	1.00	–	–
20–24	0.62	0.26	1.49	0.62	0.26	1.51	0.70	0.38	1.38	0.73	0.36	1.45
25–29	0.24	0.11	0.53	0.28	0.12	0.62	0.37	0.19	0.73	0.41	0.21	0.80
30–34	0.21	0.09	0.49	0.25	0.10	0.60	0.25	0.12	0.47	0.26	0.13	0.51
35–39	0.20	0.09	0.47	0.21	0.09	0.50	0.23	0.12	0.47	0.23	0.11	0.47
40–44	0.16	0.07	0.36	0.17	0.07	0.38	0.31	0.15	0.63	0.31	0.15	0.64
45–49	0.18	0.08	0.43	0.19	0.08	0.44	0.69	0.26	1.86	0.72	0.27	1.91
Education
Never	1.00	–	–	1.00	–	–	1.00	–	–	1.00	–	–
Primary	0.63	0.33	1.21	0.77	0.41	1.47	0.37	0.17	0.81	0.36	0.16	0.80
Secondary	0.44	0.22	0.87	0.56	0.28	1.12	0.34	0.16	0.71	0.30	0.15	0.63
Higher	0.37	0.19	0.74	0.64	0.31	1.33	0.28	0.13	0.58	0.29	0.14	0.61
Residence
Rural	1.00	–	–	1.00	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Urban	0.63	0.41	0.97	1.23	0.80	1.89	–	–	–	–	–	–
State
Anambra	1.00	–	–	1.00	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kaduna	1.12	0.57	2.19	0.61	0.31	1.22	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kano	0.70	0.24	2.00	0.37	0.12	1.12	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lagos	0.32	0.19	0.53	0.31	0.18	0.54	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nasarawa	0.87	0.45	1.67	0.41	0.19	0.87	–	–	–	–	–	–
Rivers	0.42	0.24	0.73	0.35	0.20	0.61	–	–	–	–	–	–
Taraba	1.12	0.46	2.75	0.54	0.21	1.43	–	–	–	–	–	–
Wealth quintile
Poorest	1.00	–	–	1.00	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Second poorest	0.73	0.37	1.41	0.82	0.42	1.59	–	–	–	–	–	–
Middle	0.39	0.19	0.79	0.46	0.22	0.98	–	–	–	–	–	–
Second wealthiest	0.35	0.18	0.68	0.43	0.21	0.91	–	–	–	–	–	–
Wealthiest	0.27	0.13	0.53	0.35	0.16	0.77	–	–	–	–	–	–

*Bold values indicate statistical significance at the p<0.05 level.