Table 2 Reproductive condition distribution of women of reproductive age group (15–49) who received abortion care in Bahir Dar Town, October 1 – November 1, 2015, n = 400
From: Postabortion contraceptive use in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study
Variables | Postabortion contraceptive | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Yes n (%) | No n (%) | ||
Previous abortion history | |||
Yes | 83 (26.4%) | 23 (26.7%) | 0.15 |
No | 231 (73.6%) | 63 (73.3%) | |
Have the desire for current pregnancy | |||
Yes | 25 (8%) | 5 (5.8%) | 0.50 |
No | 289 (92%) | 81 (94.2%) | |
Ever used contraceptive before | |||
Yes | 250 (79.6%) | 41 (47.7%) | < 0.000 |
No | 64 (20.4%) | 45 (52.3%) | |
Method ever used | |||
Short acting | 226 (90.4%) | 35 (85.4%) | 0.32 |
Long acting | 24 (9.6%) | 6 (14.6%) | |
Desire to have a child in the future | |||
Yes | 285 (90.8%) | 81 (94.2%) | 0.31 |
No | 29 (9.2%) | 5 (5.8%) | |
Used contraceptive during the index pregnancy | |||
Yes | 126 (40.1%) | 11 (12.8%) | < 0.000 |
No | 188 (59.9%) | 75 (87.2%) | |
Method used during the current pregnancy | |||
Pills | 105 (83.3%) | 9 (81.8%) | 0.24 |
Injectable | 19 (15.1%) | 1 (9.1%) | |
Condom | 2 (1.6%) | 1 (9.1%) | |
Current mode of termination | |||
Medical | 223 (71%) | 69 (80.2%) | 0.28 |
Surgical | 91 (29%) | 17 (19.8%) | |
Informed how soon become pregnant | |||
Yes | 101 (32.2%) | 26 (30.2%) | 0.73 |
No | 213 (67.8%) | 60 (69.8%) | |
Gestational Age | |||
≤ 12 | 248 (79%) | 79 (91.9%) | 0.35 |
> 12 | 66 (21%) | 7 (8.1%) | |