Repeat induced abortion and associated factors among reproductive age women who seek abortion services in Debre Berhan town health institutions, Central Ethiopia, 2019

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To assess the magnitude and associated factors of repeat induced abortion among women aged from 15 to 49 who seek abortion care services in the health institutions of Debre Berhan town, Central Ethiopia, 2019. RESULTS: This study shows that the prevalence of repeat induced abortion among 355 respondents was to be 20.3%. Those who reported as they had more than one partner in the last 12 preceding months, (AOR = 7.3, 95% CI 3.21, 16.46), Age of the first sexual intercourse less than 18 years (AOR = 6, 95% CI 2.54, 13.95) and Perceiving abortion procedure as it was not painful (AOR = 7.7, 95% CI 2.9, 20.6) were variables positively associated with the repeatedly induced abortion among women who sought abortion services.