Unintended Pregnancy in Ethiopia: Community Based Cross-Sectional Study
Joint Authors
Badi, Marta Berta
Fekadu, Wubalem
Getu Melese, Kidest
Gebrie, Mignote Hailu
Source
Obstetrics and Gynecology International
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-08-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Unintended pregnancy is defined as a pregnancy which is a sum of mistimed pregnancy (pregnancy wanted at a later time) and unwanted pregnancy (pregnancy which is not wanted at all).
Unintended pregnancy is a global public health problem and its sequels are major causes for maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality with its effect to maternal metal illness as well.
Objective.
To determine the prevalence and associated factors of unintended pregnancy in Debre Birhan town, northeast of Ethiopia, in 2014.
Method.
Community based cross-sectional study and questionnaire developed from Ethiopian demographic health survey 2011.
Participants were 690 currently pregnant mothers.
Association of unintended pregnancy with factors was measured with bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions.
Result.
In this study unintended pregnancy is found to be 23.5%.
Being formerly married and never married, distance to the nearest health facility > 80 minutes, gravidity > 5, 1-2 parity, and partner disagreement on desired number of children are the variables significantly associated with unintended pregnancy.
Conclusion.
Significant proportion of unintended pregnancy is found in the study area.
To minimize unintended pregnancy concerned bodies should work on the identified factors, so we can minimize maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality and keep the health of the family specifically and country in general.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Getu Melese, Kidest& Gebrie, Mignote Hailu& Badi, Marta Berta& Fekadu, Wubalem. 2016. Unintended Pregnancy in Ethiopia: Community Based Cross-Sectional Study. Obstetrics and Gynecology International،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Getu Melese, Kidest…[et al.]. Unintended Pregnancy in Ethiopia: Community Based Cross-Sectional Study. Obstetrics and Gynecology International No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Getu Melese, Kidest& Gebrie, Mignote Hailu& Badi, Marta Berta& Fekadu, Wubalem. Unintended Pregnancy in Ethiopia: Community Based Cross-Sectional Study. Obstetrics and Gynecology International. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1113497
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1113497