Background: Safe abortions have been practiced throughout the world. From the fragmented studies conducted in Ethiopia, abortion and its consequences are increasing from time to time. Significant proportions of maternal deaths are occurring due to complications of unsafe abortion and these abortions are due to the responses to unwanted pregnancies.Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice towards safe abortion among female students of Mizan-Tepi University, Southwest, Ethiopia.Methods: An institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted among 422 female students at Mizan-Tepi University to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of safe abortion. The data was collected from second to fifth year students. Pre-test was done before the actual data collection. Students were included in the study from the selected departments by stratified sampling technique then lottery method was used to select the sample from each collage until sample size was fulfilled. Data was entered and analyzed by using SPSS version 20.Result: Majority of the respondents 382 (90.52%) reported that they had ever heard about safe abortion. More than half 123 (58.37%) of them reported mass media as their main sources of information. Among the respondents, 225 (53.31%) know the reason to attend safe abortion and 418 (99.05%) know about family planning methods. Many of the respondents 313 (74.17%) had positive attitude towards safe abortion and 128 (40.84%) said safe abortion is necessary to prevent school disruption. From the respondents 5 (1.18%) reported that they ever practiced safe abortion and 3 (60%) of them mentioned health center as place where the procedure was performed. From those who practiced abortion 1 (20%) of them complain problem after the procedure and that complain was pain. Conclusion and Recommendation:Majority of the respondents had positive attitude towards safe abortion and they reasoned out that safe abortion is crucial to prevent school disruption. Majority of female students had ever heard about safe abortion where their major source of information was from mass media and Majority of the participants knew the reason why safe abortion is important. Therefore, University Student Clinic is highly recommended to supply free family planning and safe abortion services for female students in the University, especially condom.

Background: Adolescence/youth is a continuum of physical, cognitive, behavioral, and psychosocial development. Due to a lack of comprehensive knowledge regarding sexual and reproductive health, adolescents face a number of problems. Clear family communication of reproductive health issues often leads to increased awareness of reproductive health matters and reduces risky behaviors and its consequences in adolescent populations. Objective: To assess parent-adolescent/youth communication and associated factors among students attending secondary and preparatory schools in Fiche town, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from March 27 to 30,2017, using a structured self-administered questionnaire. Two schools in the town were included in the study. Data were entered using epidata manager version 4.0.2.101 and exported to SPSS version 21 for analysis. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed, and variables with a p-value of less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: The number of students who had ever discussed sexual and reproductive health issues with their parents was 118 (31.2%). Mothers’ educational status of diploma [adjusted odds ratio (AOR)=3.52, 95%CI=1.13-10.95], fathers’ educational status of diploma [AOR=3.84, 95%CI=1.29-11.41], students’ perceived importance of sexual and reproductive health issues discussion [AOR=6.69, 95%CI=2.04-22.00], students’ knowledge about sexual and reproductive health issues [AOR=4.80, 95%CI=2.56-9.01], and students’ attitude towards sexual and reproductive health issues [AOR=3.13, 95%CI=1.76-5.57] were identified as independent predictors of parent-student sexual and reproductive health communication. Conclusion: The level of parent-student sexual and reproductive health communication is low among secondary and preparatory schools in Fiche town. Therefore, school administration, in collaboration with stakeholders, should facilitate adolescent-friendly services to enhance sexual and reproductive health-related awareness.

Background: Adolescents who have communication about sexual and reproductive health (SRH) with their parents are less likely to participate in risky sexual behaviors and to utilize modern contraceptives. However, communication on SRH issues between adolescents and their parents continues to be below the desired goals in low- and middle-income countries. Objective: To assess SRH communication between adolescent girls and their mothers among students in secondary and preparatory schools in Fiche town, Oromia, Central Ethiopia. Method: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from March 27 to March 30, 2017, using a structured self-administered questionnaire. A total of 181 adolescent female students selected from 2 schools in the town participated in the study. Data were collected on sociodemographic characteristics, student-mother communication, and knowledge about and attitudes toward SRH issues. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed, and variables with a P value less than .05 were considered statistically significant. Results: A total of 103 (56.9%) of the students had discussed SRH issues with their mothers. The mothers’ educational status (ie, primary school and above, adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 10.01, 95% CI = 3.55-28.19; the student living with friends, AOR = 5.29, 95% CI = 1.09-25.47; the students’ knowledge about SRH issues, AOR = 8.57, 95% CI = 3.61-20.35; and students’ attitude toward SRH issues, AOR = 2.79, 95% CI = 1.26-6.15) were identified as independent positive predictors of student-mother communication on selected SRH issues. Conclusion: More than half of the study participants had communication on SRH issues with their mothers. SRH communication was positively associated with maternal educational status, the students’ living with friends, and the student’s knowledge of and attitude toward SRH issues.