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Unintended pregnancy, unsafe abortion and emergency contraception

Unintended pregnancy, unsafe abortion and emergency contraception Purpose:The aim of this study was to examine the magnitude of unintended pregnancy, unsafe abortion and to assess awareness towards emergency contraception (EC) among women attending antenatal care in Ethiopia.Method:A cross sectional study was conducted from 19 August to 30 September 2011 among 310 women attending antenatal care (aged of 15–49 years) that were selected by using simple random sampling technique. A structured five page questionnaire was developed and pretested before the interview. The data were entered and analysed using SPSS version 16.0.Result:Of 310 respondents, 87 (28%) reported their pregnancy was unintended and 56 (18%) had practiced unsafe abortion one or more times. Only 105 (34%) of respondents had heard about EC and of those, only 11.8% had used the method previously. Of the 105 respondents who had heard about EC, 80 (76.2%) did not know the maximum acceptable time to use EC after unprotected sexual intercourse. A considerable proportion of respondents (59.1%) reported their fear on using EC due to safety misconceptions.Conclusion:This study indicated unintended pregnancy and unsafe abortion are very high due to lack of knowledge, practice and misconception towards EC among women attending antenatal care. Therefore, it is necessary to promote EC awareness using appropriate education methods. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health Mark Allen Group

Unintended pregnancy, unsafe abortion and emergency contraception

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Copyright © 2012 MA Healthcare Limited
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1759-7374
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2052-4293
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10.12968/ajmw.2012.6.3.150
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Purpose:The aim of this study was to examine the magnitude of unintended pregnancy, unsafe abortion and to assess awareness towards emergency contraception (EC) among women attending antenatal care in Ethiopia.Method:A cross sectional study was conducted from 19 August to 30 September 2011 among 310 women attending antenatal care (aged of 15–49 years) that were selected by using simple random sampling technique. A structured five page questionnaire was developed and pretested before the interview. The data were entered and analysed using SPSS version 16.0.Result:Of 310 respondents, 87 (28%) reported their pregnancy was unintended and 56 (18%) had practiced unsafe abortion one or more times. Only 105 (34%) of respondents had heard about EC and of those, only 11.8% had used the method previously. Of the 105 respondents who had heard about EC, 80 (76.2%) did not know the maximum acceptable time to use EC after unprotected sexual intercourse. A considerable proportion of respondents (59.1%) reported their fear on using EC due to safety misconceptions.Conclusion:This study indicated unintended pregnancy and unsafe abortion are very high due to lack of knowledge, practice and misconception towards EC among women attending antenatal care. Therefore, it is necessary to promote EC awareness using appropriate education methods.

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African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health – Mark Allen Group

Published: Jul 1, 2012

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