Table 2 Pregnancy and related characteristics among sexually active female college students Debre Tabor Town northwest Ethiopia, October 2017
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Ever had sex (n = 821) | ||
yes | 263 | 32.0 |
No | 558 | 68.0 |
Age at first sex (n = 263) | ||
15–19 | 175 | 66.5 |
20–24 | 80 | 30.4 |
> =25 | 8 | 3.1 |
Mean (±SD) | 18.8 ± 2.2 | |
Ever been pregnant (n = 263) | ||
Yes | 89 | 33.8 |
No | 174 | 66.2 |
Ever heard about EC (n = 821) | ||
Yes | 456 | 55.5 |
No | 365 | 44.5 |
What is your source of information | ||
From friends | 228 | 50.0 |
From health institutions | 47 | 10.3 |
From mass media | 105 | 23.0 |
From boyfriends | 15 | 3.3 |
From parents | 17 | 3.7 |
From college teachers | 44 | 9.6 |
Age at first pregnancy (n = 89) | ||
15–19 | 50 | 56.2 |
20–24 | 35 | 39.3 |
> =25 | 4 | 4.5 |
Unintended pregnancy (n = 89) | ||
Yes | 67 | 75.3 |
No | 22 | 24.7 |
Induced abortion (n = 67) | ||
Yes | 55 | 82.1 |
No | 12 | 17.9 |
Place of abortion (n = 55) | ||
Untrained abortionist | 5 | 9.1 |
Private clinic | 11 | 20.0 |
Government health institution | 33 | 60.0 |
Self-infliction | 6 | 10.9 |
Reason for induced abortion (n = 55) | ||
Fear of discontinuing school | 28 | 50.9 |
Fear of parents | 20 | 36.4 |
Economic problem | 11 | 20.0 |
Since unintended | 10 | 18.2 |
Stigma | 7 | 12.7 |