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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants

From: “I did not plan to have a baby. This is the outcome of our work”: a qualitative study exploring unintended pregnancy among female sex workers

Characteristics Number
Total 11
Age (years)  
 < 25 3
 25–30 5
 30+ 3
Education  
 Complete primary education 4
 Incomplete primary education 2
 Secondary/higher education 5
Pregnancy status at time of in-depth interviewa  
 Pregnant 5
 Pregnancy terminated 3
 Recently given birth 2
Number of previous abortions  
 0 3
 1 5
 2 2
 3 1
Number of live children  
 0 1
 1 6
 2 1
 3 3
Ever use of hormonal contraceptives  
 None 4
 Implants/IUDs 4
 Pills/injections 3
Context of the unintended pregnancya  
 Condom breakage/not using contraceptives 6
 Missed contraceptive pill/injection 4
History of using alcohol  
 Yes 8
 No 3
  1. aExcluding one “deviant case”, a sex worker who has never been pregnant