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. 2022 Jan-Dec:18:17455057221122565.
doi: 10.1177/17455057221122565.

Repeat-induced abortion and associated factors among reproductive-age women seeking abortion services in South Ethiopia

Girma Geta  1 , Kenbon Seyoum  1 , Degefa Gomora  1 , Chala Kene  1
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Repeat-induced abortion and associated factors among reproductive-age women seeking abortion services in South Ethiopia

Girma Geta et al. Womens Health (Lond). 2022 Jan-Dec.

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    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] Womens Health (Lond). 2023 Jan-Dec;19:17455057231161496. doi: 10.1177/17455057231161496. Womens Health (Lond). 2023. PMID: 38116644 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Abstract

Introduction: Despite the advances in modern health care, maternal morbidity and mortality remain major problems in Ethiopia. Repeat-induced abortion is an indispensable contributor to this problem. Even though there are adverse effects on health, a significant proportion of Ethiopian women procure more than one abortion during their reproductive lifetime. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of repeat-induced abortion in South Ethiopia, in 2020.

Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional study design and a systematic random sampling technique were used to collect data from 410 samples of women. Data were collected using pre-tested and semi-structured interviewer-administered questionnaires. The data were coded and entered into EpiData version 4.6.2.0 before being exported to Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26 for analysis. Variables with a p-value of less than 0.05 in binary logistic regressions were exported into multivariate logistic regression analysis. Finally, variables with a p-value of less than 0.05 in the multivariate logistic regression analysis were used to declare statistical significance.

Result: The prevalence of repeat-induced abortion was found to be 35.4% (95% confidence interval = 30.7-40). Not facing a complication in prior abortion care, having more than two partners in the last 12 preceding months, perceiving abortion procedure as non-painful, having a sexual debut before the age of 18 years, and consuming alcohol have higher odds of repeat-induced abortion when compared with their counterparts.

Conclusion: The prevalence of repeat-induced abortion in Hawassa city is high compared to studies conducted in other parts of Ethiopia. Not facing complications during previous abortion care, perceiving the abortion procedure as non-painful, alcohol consumption, having multiple sexual partners, and having a sexual debut before the age of 18 years are found to increase the chance of repeat-induced abortion.

Keywords: Associated factors; Induced abortion; Repeat abortion; Reproductive-age women; South Ethiopia.

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Competing interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Schematic presentations of sampling producers.
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Types of family planning provided after previous induced abortion of the women who seek abortion services in South Ethiopia, 2020.
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