Abstract
Unintended pregnancy is defined as a pregnancy which is not wanted and/or not planed at the time of conception...
Highlights
Unintended pregnancy is defined as a pregnancy which is not wanted and/or not planed at the time of conception [1]
This study aimed to determine the prevalence of unplanned pregnancy and assess associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Jimma University Medical Center.In this study a facility-based cross-sectional study design was conducted on pregnant women following antenatal care at Jimma University Medical Center from July 25 to August 20, 2019
This study was conducted among pregnant women who were attending the antenatal clinic at Jimma University Medical center (JUMC) from July 25 to August 20, 2019
Summary
Unintended pregnancy is defined as a pregnancy which is not wanted and/or not planed at the time of conception [1]. In Ethiopia, unsafe abortion is the second common cause of maternal mortality, which accounts for 19.7% maternal mortality [6]. Unintended pregnancy is an important public health problem in both developing and developed countries, because of its association with adverse social and health outcomes for mothers, babies, and family as a whole. Unintended pregnancies impose serious health problems to mothers and their infants by causing an unnecessarily high risk of pregnancy-related complications and self-induced abortions. The Prevalence of unintended pregnancy was 32.5% among the study sample; the majority of the unintended pregnancies were miss-timed followed by husband influence. The prevalence of unintended pregnancy was high in the study area; and programs improving educational status of the partner and knowledge of modern contraceptive methods is demanded
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