Abstract
Background:Abortion is the termination of pregnancy by the expulsion of a fetus or embryo from the uterus before viability. An estimated 56 million induced abortions occurred worldwide each year. Ethiopia has the fifth highest number of maternal deaths in the world: one in twenty-seven women die from complications of pregnancy and childbirth annually. Objective:To assess the prevalence of induced abortion and associated factors among women of reproductive age group in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia. Methods:A descriptive cross sectional study design was conducted in450 reproductive age women, using a pre-tested and structured questionnaire with face-to-face interview, from January 01 to August 07, 2018. Respondents were randomly selected using systematic random sampling method. Descriptive analysis, binary and multivariable logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the data. Results:In this study, the prevalence rate of induced abortion was 40 per 1000 women, making it higher from the previous national rate of abortion for Ethiopia (28/1000 women aged 15-44). Among respondents those are committing induced abortions, 83.33% was safe abortion. Factors like women’s age at first pregnancy (15-19 years [AOR (Adjusted Odds Ratio) = 4.38, 95% CI (1.21, 15.81)];single marital status [AOR =45.05, 95% CI (12.02, 168.85)];unwanted pregnancy [AOR=3.21, 95% CI (1.16, 8.90)] and attending school at the time of interfered abortion [AOR=5.28, 95% CI (1.80, 15.49)]were significantly associated with committing induced abortion. Conclusions:The study revealed a medium level of prevalence rateof induced abortionamong women of reproductive age group in Gondar Town. Factors like women’s ageat first pregnancy, single marital status, unwanted pregnancy and attending school at the time of interfered induced abortion were independently and significantly associated with committing induced abortion.
Highlights
Abortion is a termination of pregnancy by the expulsion of a fetus or embryo from the uterus before viability [1]
A community based descriptive cross sectional study design was undertaken and the study was conducted in Gondar Town, Central Gondar Zone, Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopiafrom January 01 to August 07, 2018
Four hundred fifty women of reproductive age groupwere involved in the study, of whom 142 (31.6%) were 25-29 years
Summary
Abortion is a termination of pregnancy by the expulsion of a fetus or embryo from the uterus before viability [1]. Results:In this study, the prevalence rate of induced abortion was 40 per 1000 women, making it higher from the previous national rate of abortion for Ethiopia (28/1000 women aged 15-44). Among respondents those are committing induced abortions, 83.33% was safe abortion. Factors like women’s age at first pregnancy (15-19 years [AOR (Adjusted Odds Ratio) = 4.38, 95% CI (1.21, 15.81)];single marital status [AOR =45.05, 95% CI (12.02, 168.85)];unwanted pregnancy [AOR=3.21, 95% CI (1.16, 8.90)] and attending school at the time of interfered abortion [AOR=5.28, 95% CI (1.80, 15.49)]were significantly associated with committing induced abortion. Factors like women’s ageat first pregnancy, single marital status, unwanted pregnancy and attending school at the time of interfered induced abortion were independently and significantly associated with committing induced abortion
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