Assessment of the Attitude of Female Post-Secondary Students and Service Providers’ Towards Emergency Contraception in Hawassa, Ethiopia

Abstract

Background: Changes in the total fertility rate-lifetime births per woman have dramatic effects on population size. More than 100 million women in developing countries, or about 17 present of all married women would prefer to avoid a pregnancy but are not using any form of family planning.Method: Cross-sectional study including both quantitative and qualitative surveys. Multistage stratified sampling was employed considering all governmental and private non health post-secondary institutions.Result: Mothers level of education has a significant gross effect on awareness of emergency contraception (OR=0.848, P<0.01). Respondents who had no experience of communicating with their respective mother was lower by 62.6% as compared with those who had experience of discussion about reproductive health issues with their mothers (OR=0.374, P<0.001). Those who had no experience of communicating with their respective partner was less by 71.2 (OR=0.288, P<0.01) as compared to those who had no experience. Female students who never had sexual intercourse was less by 71.4% as compared with their counter parts (OR=0.286, P<0.05). Those who had no experience of discussion with their respective mothers and who had no experience of discussion with sexual partner were found less by 59.1% (OR=0.409, P<0.01) and 64.8% (OR=0.352, P<0.001) respectively. Respondents who have no intention to use modern contraceptives and who had poor knowledge of EC was less by (OR=0.272, P<0.05) and OR=0.194, P<0.01) respectively. Conclusion:Building providers' capacity through in-service and pre-service trainings with emphasis on methods regimen available for different products and method of teaching and counseling of clients according to the method guideline became very vital.

The effect of pregnancy induced hypertension and multiple pregnancies on preterm birth in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“…A total of 9 studies with 27, 119 participants were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis. Out of nine studies conducted, three [26–28] were from Amhara region, three [29–31] from Tigray, two [17, 32] from Oromia, and one [33] from Addis Abeba. Regarding the study design, 6 studies [26–28, 31–33] were cross-sectional, two [17, 30] case–control, and one [33] retrospective follow up.…”

“…Regarding the study design, 6 studies [26–28, 31–33] were cross-sectional, two [17, 30] case–control, and one [33] retrospective follow up. The highest prevalence of preterm birth was reported from Oromia (25.9%) [32] and the lowest from Amhara region (4.4%) [27] (Table 1).…”

“…The highest prevalence of preterm birth was reported from Oromia (25.9%) [32] and the lowest from Amhara region (4.4%) [27] (Table 1).…”

“…To further explore the association between PIH and preterm birth, five studies [17, 27, 30, 32, 33] reported extractable data on preterm birth among mothers with PIH and with no PIH. One study [33] is excessively influential, and not considered in the meta-analysis.…”

“…Moreover, the association between preterm birth and multiple pregnancy was explored. Out of 9 studies, five [17, 28, 30, 32, 33] reported sufficient data to calculate the odds ratio. Consequently, preterm birth among multiple pregnancies was found to be 2.4 times higher 2.40 (95% CI = 1.06, 5.45; I 2 = 85.6%; P = 0.000) compared to single pregnancy (Additional file 7).…”