Determinants and Health Related Outcomes of Unintended Pregnancy in Zagazig City and Nursing Implication

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“…In addition, women with unintended pregnancy were significantly (at p ≤ 0.05) more likely to have multi-gravida and ≥ 4 parity when compared with women with an intended pregnancy (28.0% and 20.6% vs. 21.4% and 11.0% respectively). This is consistent with findings of Metwaly et al (2018), as well as Goicolea and Sebastian (2010), who reported that more than two-thirds of women with unintended pregnancies had multi gravida compared with a quarter of women with unintended pregnancies [17,18]. Of 179 who had an unintended pregnancy, 130 (73%) reported using contraceptives to prevent pregnancy, while the remaining 49 (27%) confirmed that they had not used any contraceptives (Figure 2).…”

“…They were as follows: 71 (55%) were using barriers that included: condom, diaphragms, cervical caps, contraceptive sponge while 19 (15%) were exploiting oral contraceptives as the pill, 7 (5%) were using injectable contraceptives, 15 (11%) were using an Intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD), 10 (8%) were resorting to the safe period, and 6% were those who interrupted coitus (Figure 3). This is similar to the observations of Metwaly et al (2018), who concluded in their study that more than two-fifths of unintended pregnancies were due to contraceptive failure [17]. Studies of previous years have also proven a positive relationship between contraceptives and unintended pregnancy [19,20].…”