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Table 1 Prevalence of contraceptive use, unintended pregnancy, and care seeking among FSW (n = 410)

From: Antenatal care presentation and engagement in the context of sex work: exploring barriers to care for sex worker mothers in South Africa

Variable

n/N

%

Ever experienced pregnancy

 No

67/410

16%

 Yes

343/410

84%

Ever experienced an unplanned/unwanted pregnancy

 No

100/343

29%

 Yes

243/343

71%

Ever terminated pregnancya

 No

308/340

91%

 Yes

32/340

9%

Given birthb

 No

29/342

8%

 Yes

313/342

92%

Given birth to 1 or more children since entering sex workc

 No

156/307

51%

 Yes

151/307

49%

Sought ANC during last pregnancyd

 No

35/339

10%

 Yes

304/339

90%

Currently pregnant

 No

391/410

95%

 Yes

19/410

5%

Aware of current pregnancy status

 No

7/19

37%

 Yes

12/19

63%

Current pregnancy unplannede

 No

3/12

25%

 Yes

9/12

75%

Sought ANC for current pregnancy

 No

12/19

63%

 Yes

7/19

37%

Time at first ANC visit for current pregnancy, median weeks (IQR), n = 7

19 (12–26)

Currently trying to become pregnantf

 No

372/398

93%

 Yes

26/398

7%

Importance of avoiding getting pregnant

 Not important

43/372

11%

 Important

323/372

87%

 Don’t know

6/372

2%

Current use of another family planning method other than condoms

 No

205/410

50%

 Yes

205/410

50%

Ever obtained emergency contraception

 No

349/410

85%

 Yes

61/410

15%

  1. amissing n = 3, bmissing n = 1, cmissing n = 6, dmissing n = 4, equestion only asked to those who were aware of pregnancy status, fexcluding participants aware of current pregnancies