Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices regarding Medication Abortion among Regular Undergraduate Female Students in College of Social Sciences, Addis Ababa University
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2014-04
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Addis Ababa University
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Unintended pregnancy is common and abortion rates are rising worldwide in general in Africa in
particular and pose great challenge in achieving the MDGs. Safe abortion method especially MA
related awareness and practices of females are known to have crucial contribution in the
prevention and control of unsafe abortion and the resulting mortality and morbidity. The aim of
this study was therefore to assess knowledge, attitude and practices regarding medication
abortion among regular undergraduate female students of the CSSs, AAU. A cross-sectional
quantitative study supplemented by key informants’ interview was conducted between 1st of June
to 5th of July 2013. The quantitative data were collected using structured, self-administered
questionnaire and the qualitative data were collected by the PI using interview guide. The age of
the study participants ranged from 18 to 25 years with a mean age of 20.6 ± 1.5. Three-fourth of
the respondents (159,74.6%) knew what MA meant where 11 (6.9%) and 97(61%) of them had
high and low knowledge on MA respectively. Majority (142,66.7%) of the study participants
would advise someone with unwanted pregnancy to undergo an abortion and 86 (40.4%) would
consider abortion if they had unplanned pregnancy. From 21 respondents who had abortion
experience, 13 (61.9%) used MA. The study revealed that majority of the female undergraduate
students in the CSSs has low knowledge regarding MA, though most of them have positive
attitude towards medication abortion. It would be much beneficial to female students if
medication abortion awareness given by AAU in collaboration with DKT-Ethiopia, Ipas-
Ethiopia, AACARHB and local mass media.
Key words: Abortion, Medication abortion, safe abortion, College of Social Sciences, Addis
Ababa University, Undergraduate female Student
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Abortion; Medication abortion; safe abortion