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    Assessment of Determinants of Induced Abortion Among Child Bearing Age Women Attending Maternal and Child Health Clinic in Mekelle Town, Tigray, Ethiopia.
    (Addis Ababa University, 2011-06) Buruh, Gerezgiher; Berhanu, Balcha (PhD)
    Background: Different studies imply that post-abortion care was not only traumatic for women and men but also a costly and time consuming endeavor for health care facilities, providers and families. Nationally cross sectional study on women aged 15 to 49 was carried out at northwest Ethiopia, implies that abortion rate was 19%. Limited access to contraceptives for all groups of women has been clearly identified as a determinant of induced and spontaneous abortion in some studies in Ethiopia. Objectives: To assess determinants of induced abortion among child bearing age women attending maternal and child health clinic in Mekelle town, Tigray, 2011. Methods: Institution based cross sectional study on assessment of determinants of induced abortion was conducted in February 2011. Study subjects were the women in childbearing age, attending maternal and child health clinic in Mekelle town, among induced abortion survivors by convenience sampling. The data was collected by interview using structured questionnaire, and cleaned and analyzed using SPSS V 16.0. Crude and adjusted odds ratio was used to see the association with p value < = 0.05 as significant. Results were interpreted and presented in the form of figures, tables and texts. The result will be disseminated timely and contributes to the control of induced abortion. Results: A total of 260 women of reproductive age group were interviewed. The main determinants of induced abortion were health problem 56 (21.5%) and child spacing39 (15%). The younger the women, the higher the risk of induced abortion. The mean age of health institution based induced abortion was 25.19 years. Contraceptive failure was also substantial determinant among the respondents. Marital status and occupation were some of the influential demographic factors. Conclusions and recommendations: Majority of women who experience induced abortion 120(46.1%) were less than 25 years age. The most frequent determinant of induced abortion reported was health problems 56 (121.5%). When educational level and economy of the women increases, their interest to induce in health institution also increased. It was recommended that health professional, policy makers and leaders should create awareness in the community that the unwanted pregnancy would have cultural, economical and psychological impacts secondary to induced abortion. Key words: number of induced abortion and order of pregnancy aborted