Abstract
Objective: Every year approximately 13% (78,000) of maternal death caused by unsafe abortion. Indonesia Family Planning Association predicts 2.5 million abortions per year and 1.5 million of them committed by teenagers. Adolescent reproductive health problems are more alarming year by year. Sexual behavior tends to be permissive and bold with limited knowledge of reproductive health has increased the risk of abortion. This study is to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and behavior regarding abortion in young adults.
 Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. The subjects were young women aged 18–24 years old who were fulfilled by inclusion and exclusion criteria. The knowledge, attitudes, and behavior were assessed using questionnaire. The results were analyzed using statistical program.
 Results: The total subjects recruited in this study were 55 subjects. Twenty-eight (50.9%) of subjects has a good knowledge and 27 (49.1%) of subjects had a moderate knowledge. Twenty-nine (52.7%) subjects had moderate attitudes and 36.4% of subjects had good attitude. Thirty (54.5%) of subjects had a good behavior regarding abortion.
 Conclusion: Most of the subjects had good level of knowledge and moderate attitude toward abortion.
Highlights
The World Health Organization and the Society for Adolescent Medicine define young adults in the age range from 18 to 24 years old as reported by America’s Young Adult
Twenty-eight (50.9%) of subjects has a good knowledge and 27 (49.1%) of subjects had a moderate knowledge
While the IPPA estimated that each year, there were 2.3 million cases of abortion, of which 20% of them was happened in young adults
Summary
The World Health Organization and the Society for Adolescent Medicine define young adults in the age range from 18 to 24 years old as reported by America’s Young Adult. Abortion is a term defined as termination of pregnancy before the fetus could live outside the womb (previable) or
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