P662 Characteristics of women seeking abortion‐related services in Ethiopia

Prevalence and determinants of repeat induced abortion in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

“…There are eight studies included in this review, of which six of them were cross-sectional study by design [ 3 , [16] , [17] , [18] , [19] , [20] ] and two was case-control [ 37 , 38 ]. The total sample size of original studies included in this meta-analysis ranges from 309 which is from the study conducted in the Tigray region [ 37 ] to 1200 in the study conducted in Addis Ababa [ 16 ] ( Table 1 ).…”

“…There are eight studies included in this review, of which six of them were cross-sectional study by design [ 3 , [16] , [17] , [18] , [19] , [20] ] and two was case-control [ 37 , 38 ]. The total sample size of original studies included in this meta-analysis ranges from 309 which is from the study conducted in the Tigray region [ 37 ] to 1200 in the study conducted in Addis Ababa [ 16 ] ( Table 1 ). The highest and lowest prevalence of repeat-induced abortion was reported from the studies conducted in the Amhara region and Southern nation, nationalities and peoples of the region, which was 35.40 (95% CI:30.8–40.0) [ 20 ] and 20.30 (95% CI: 16.14–24.46) respectively [ 3 ].…”

“…In Nigeria, it ranges from 23 to 28% [ 13 , 14 ], and 9–16% in Kenya [ 12 , 15 ]. The studies in Ethiopia reported that the rate of repeat-induced abortion ranges from 20.30% to 35.4% [ 3 , [16] , [17] , [18] , [19] , [20] ]. Among the factors that were found to affect repeat-induced abortion were adverse childhood experiences, gender-based violence, marital status, physical or sexual violence, condom usage, age, educational status, and contraceptive usage [ 11 , [21] , [22] , [23] , [24] , [25] ].…”

Factors Affecting Immediate Use of Contraception among Women Hospitalised for Abortion in Two Public Hospitals in Kigali, Rwanda: A Cross Sectional Study

“…This study's findings are in line with several others studies in Ethiopia, Kenya and Zanzibar where married women were found to have a better post-abortion contraception uptake. 8 , 19 – 21 , 24 …”

“…In low resource settings, a number of factors have been associated with positive post abortion contraceptive uptake including; obtaining services in a private facility, seeking an induced abortion, being older than 25 years, having a first trimester abortion, choosing a medical abortion and prior use of contraception. 8 Rates of post abortion contraception vary geographically and in Somalia, 98% of post abortion care clients were counselled for post abortion contraception and 88% accepted a contraceptive method before leaving the facility. 9 …”