Table 3 Frequency of general characteristics of cases
From: Therapeutic abortion in Iran: an epidemiologic study of legal abortion in 2 years
Variable | Fetal N (%) | Maternal N (%) | Non-fetal\non-maternal N (%) | Total N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mother’s age (year) | ||||
≤ 15 | 47 (0.3) | 3 (0.1) | 6 (0.8) | 56 (0.3) |
16–20 | 1182 (6.6) | 57 (2.1) | 28 (3.5) | 1267 (5.9) |
21–35 | 12,610 (70.2) | 1598 (58.6) | 590 (73.9) | 14,798 (68.9) |
36–45 | 4043 (22.5) | 1043 (38.3) | 172 (21.4) | 5258 (24.5) |
> 45 | 72 (0.4) | 23 (0.8) | 3 (0.4) | 98 (0.5) |
Total | 17,954 (100) | 2724 (100) | 799 (100) | 21,477 (100) |
Mean ± SD | 30.09 ± 6.56 | 33.48 ± 5.99 | 30.6 ± 6.18 | 30.59 ± 6.56 |
Gestational age (week) | ||||
≤ 5 | 37 (0.2) | 358 (13.1) | 169 (21) | 564 (2.5) |
6–10 | 160 (0.9) | 1546 (57) | 455 (56.9) | 2161 (9.8) |
11–15 | 5852 (32.6) | 531 (19.3) | 97 (11.9) | 6480 (30.2) |
16–19 | 10,139 (56.5) | 209 (7.6) | 52 (6.6) | 10,400 (48.7) |
> 19 | 1766 (9.9) | 80 (3) | 26 (3.5) | 1872 (8.8) |
Total | 17,954 (100) | 2724 (100) | 799 (100) | 21,477 (100) |
Mean ± SD | 16.18 ± 2.27 | 9.79 ± 3.61 | 8.6 ± 4.4 | 15.48 ± 4.38 |