title: [Prevalence of the attempts to stop pregnancy and associated factors in a marginal suburban community in Lima-Peru, 2006].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To estimate the prevalence for the attempts to stop pregnancy among women with history of previous pregnancies, and to determine the factors associated.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study was performed during 2006. Samples included 1057 women with background of pregnancy, living in Pamplona Alta, selected by a systematic random sampling. We applied descriptive and inferential statistics, including a logistic regression model.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence for the attempt to stop pregnancy was 13.9% (99% CI: 11.1-16.7). The factors associated identified by multivariate analysis were: Unwanted pregnancy (OR=5.7; CI: 1.9-16.7), lack of pre-natal care (OR=4.7; CI: 1.8-12.2), prostitution (OR=11.4; CI: 1.5-87.9), age below 20 years (OR=2.9; CI: 1.1-7.9), and having more than two partners (OR=3.3; CI: 1.1-10.2).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The estimated prevalence for the attempt to stop pregnancy among women with history of previous pregnancies in a marginal suburban area from Lima was low when compared to the national estimated prevalence of abortion. The associated factors identified for the attempts to stop pregnancy are: unwanted pregnancy, prostitution, age below 20 years, having more than two partners and lack of pre-natal care.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Salud, Lima, Perú. carobtm@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tarqui-Mamani
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barreda
authors.forename: Milagros
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barreda
authors.forename: Hernán
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sanabria-Rojas
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000523:psychology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D010568:Peru; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors; D013383:Suburban Population; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult