Factors associated with unintended pregnancy among women attending antenatal care in Maichew Town, Northern Ethiopia, 2017

Abstract

Objective Unintended pregnancy is one of the most public health issues in the world, and it is the major sexual and reproductive health problem which carries a higher risk of morbidity and mortality for women, often due to unsafe abortion. Even though family planning services are effective and available than ever before, unintended pregnancy and unsafe abortion are the major public health problems in the study area. Therefore, this study aimed at assessing the magnitude and associated factors of unintended pregnancy among pregnant women attending antenatal care follow up in Maichew town, northern Ethiopia. An institution based cross-sectional study was conducted on 329 pregnant women selected with a systematic sampling technique from April 5 to May 4, 2017. Result The magnitude of unintended pregnancy among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Maichew was found to be 29.7% (95% CI 24.30, 35.50). On the other hand, single in marital status (AOR = 38.6, 95% CI 10.07, 148.01), living alone (AOR = 9.9, 95% CI 1.80, 53.40) and having three or four children (AOR = 3.5, 95% CI 1.10, 11.04) were factors associated with an unintended pregnancy. Creating awareness about unintended pregnancy associated factors and implication of unintended pregnancy is highly recommended.

Institutional delivery service use and associated factors among women who delivered during the last 2 years in Dallocha town, SNNPR, Ethiopia

“…In this study, 92.7% of the mothers had a planned pregnancy. This study finding was higher than the report from Maichew town (70.3%), West Belessa Woreda (86.3%) and Denmark (77%) (Backhausen et al, ; Kassahun et al, ; Tsegaye, Mengistu, & Shimeka, ). This might be due to difference in the use and accessibility of family planning services.…”

Factors associated with unintended pregnancy in Ethiopia; further analysis of the 2016 Ethiopian demographic health survey data.

“…Studies conducted in different African countries identified that age, place of residence, marital status, ethnicity, types of employment, educational status, numbers of living children, monthly income and women autonomy, parity, gravidity, knowledge on contraceptives, accessibility of contraceptives as determinants of unintended pregnancy (8)(9)(10)(11)20). Similarly, studies conducted in various parts of Ethiopia identified age, residence, religion, marital status, parity, visiting health professionals, history of abortion, age at first birth, family size, educational status, gravidity, distance from health facility, history of still birth and knowledge on modern contraceptive methods as determinants of unintended pregnancy (12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19).…”

“…According to studies conducted in different parts of Ethiopia, the prevalence of unintended pregnancy ranged from 13.7%to 41.5%. In addition, the prevalence of unintended pregnancy in Ethiopia based on study in 2011 EDHS was 32% (12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19).…”

Pregnancy History and Associated Factors Among Hawassa University Regular Undergraduate Female Students, Southern Ethiopia

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