Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Regarding Medication Abortion among Regular Undergraduate Female Students in College of Social Sciences Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

The Knowledge of Unsafe Abortion among the Youth: The Case of Tamale Metropolis in the Northern Region of Ghana

“…This is in keeping with Rogo et al, (1998) study about two decades ago in Western Kenya, who reported 90.0% awareness level among their study population. 13 The current finding, however, differs from a recent study by Thomas et al, (2016) in Ethiopia which reported fair awareness level of unsafe abortion among their study population. 14 The reasons why some women are involved in unsafe abortion practice significantly varied globally, particularly in countries where social inequalities are an important determinant of access to safe abortion care.…”

“…13 The current finding, however, differs from a recent study by Thomas et al, (2016) in Ethiopia which reported fair awareness level of unsafe abortion among their study population. 14 The reasons why some women are involved in unsafe abortion practice significantly varied globally, particularly in countries where social inequalities are an important determinant of access to safe abortion care. 15,16 Many of the respondents in this current study in Tamale Ghana, indicated that, women commit unsafe abortions to allow the victim continue with her education, to avoid the unexpected difficulties in caring for the pregnancy and child cultural and religious factors.…”

“…Our finding thus differs from the work of the Guttmacher Institute in Ghana in 2010, which reported the lack of financial resources to care for the unborn child (21.0%) as the major reason why women commit unsafe abortion. 12 The practice of unsafe abortion has long being associated with youth, 12,14,15,16,17 for this is the stage at which the likes of peer pressure, being active for sexual intercourse and also making an autonomous decision begins. In this study, approximately 60.0% of the study population found school going girls (the youth) as the most venerable group who are likely to commit unsafe abortion.…”

“…This differs from reports previous studies in developing countries which found medical method using misoprostol as a common method of unsafe abortion among women. 14,20,21,22 For instance Thomas et al (2016) in Ethiopia reported that most participants use medication (78.8%). 14 The current study also found that most of the women initiated the process of unsafe abortion by themselves.…”

“…14,20,21,22 For instance Thomas et al (2016) in Ethiopia reported that most participants use medication (78.8%). 14 The current study also found that most of the women initiated the process of unsafe abortion by themselves. The habit of self-initiation of unsafe abortion found in this study is similar to reports by other studies in Africa.…”