Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Women of Reproductive Age Group towards Abortion Care at Debre Markos Referral Hospital, Debre Markos Ethiopia

Abstract

Back ground: Abortion is an important cause of bleeding during pregnancy. It is one of the five leading causes of maternal death in the developing world. Moreover, in developing country, abortion is the major cause of maternal mortality, which in Ethiopia safe abortion accounts 60% considering the huge number of maternal deaths due to abortion. Objective:-The main objective of this study was to assess knowledge, attitude and practice towards to abortion care among reproductive age group women at Debre Markos Referral Hospital, Debre Markos, Ethiopia. Method: Across sectional descriptive study design was used. The study was conducted on 384 women in Debre Markos referral Hospital. We were used systematic random sampling technique to select the number of study participant. The data was analyzed manually; Using tables, graphics and the result finding were presented by chart. A total time of April 1-30/08/2006. Result:-A total of 384 make the response rate of 91%., The majority of 292(76%) participants had knowledge about legal abortion service and 92 (23%) had no knowledge and who think about abortion, 97(25%) were said that it is good and 73(19%) were said that it is harm full practice and 9 (2%) were they don't knew. Among the sampled population those who practice when unwanted pregnancy were happen 178 (46%) were said that we would continue the pregnancy, 131(34%) were said that we would abort the pregnancy and 75 (19%) were they do not knew. Conclusion: -Even if this study show that women of reproductive age groups have good knowledge, attitude and poor practice.

Knowledge and attitude of women towards the legalization of abortion in the selected town of Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

“…The study from Harari town revealed that about 35.7% of female students have knowledge towards the legislation of abortion. Again, the finding was much lower than the study done in Debra Markos hospital which was 92% [ 1 ]. Also, lower than the study conducted in other countries.…”

“…The result was consistent with the study done in the Mizan Aman town in which the attitude of women toward the legalization of abortion was 54.4% [ 22 ]. But, the result was somewhat higher than study done in Armenia and Debra Markos hospital which was 30 and 23% respectively [ 1 , 13 ]. This difference might be due to the reality of the problem in the community.…”

“…Each year more than half a million maternal death happen in the world. From this, 99% occur in developing countries [ 1 ]. Sub Saharan Africa and South Asian alone accounts for 84% global maternal deaths [ 2 , 3 ].…”

Playing it Safe: Legal and Clandestine Abortions Among Adolescents in Ethiopia

“…Despite the change in the law and expansion of services, young women in Ethiopia report uncertainty about the legality of abortion [ 6 – 8 ], and explicit knowledge that abortion is legal for minors is low [ 8 , 9 ]. Beyond gaps in knowledge, concerns about cost, privacy, and judgment from providers may create barriers in adolescents’ access to formalized services, leaving them particularly vulnerable to clandestine, and potentially unsafe, abortion [ 10 , 11 ].…”

Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Towards Reproductive Health Service among Mizan Tepi Universtiy Tepi Campus Students, Sheka Zone, South Nations Nationalities and Peoples Regional State, South West Ethiopia, 2017

“…abstinence followed by 75 (22.5%), mentioned condom, whereas 54 (16%) and 26 (7.8%) avoid casual sex and remain faithful to a partner respectively to be ways that a person should follow to avoid getting these diseases while the rest 41 (10.9) didn't know about it (Tables 4 and 5) [26].…”