Assessment of Determinants of Induced Abortion Among Child Bearing Age Women Attending Maternal and Child Health Clinic in Mekelle Town, Tigray, Ethiopia.
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2011-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
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
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Number of induced abortion and order of pregnancy aborted