Abstract
Induced abortion is considered to be the intentional termination of pregnancy before the fetus can live independently which might be in unsafe manner. Unsafe abortion is one of the three leading causes of maternal mortality globally. In Africa, unsafe abortion accounts for more than a quarter of causes for maternal deaths. Ethiopia is one of the east African countries with highest incidence of unsafe abortion.
Highlights
Induced abortion is considered to be the intentional termination of a pregnancy before the fetus can live independently
The result of this study showed that among those who experienced induced abortion, (40%), of them stated as they are still in school which was the main reason why the commence induced abortion.Based on the finding of this study a significant association was found between marital status (P=0.000), family income (P=0.000) and overall knowledge of female students towards induced abortion
This study had showed that the study population had poor level of knowledge about induced abortion. most of the studied participants had showed unfavorable/negative attitude toward induced abortion
Summary
Induced abortion is considered to be the intentional termination of a pregnancy before the fetus can live independently. Different studies showed that most induced abortions takes place in unsafe manner. It is confirmed that unsafe abortion has been one of the three leading causes of maternal mortality along with hemorrhage and sepsis from childbirth along with thousands of disabilities like reproductive tract infections (RTI), pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility. Induced abortion is considered to be the intentional termination of pregnancy before the fetus can live independently which might be in unsafe manner. Unsafe abortion is one of the three leading causes of maternal mortality globally. In Africa, unsafe abortion accounts for more than a quarter of causes for maternal deaths. Ethiopia is one of the east African countries with highest incidence of unsafe abortion
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