Unwanted Pregnancy and Associated Factors Among Nigerian Women

Sedgh, Gilda; Bankole, Akinrinola; Oye-Adeniran, Boniface A; Adewole, Isaac F.; Singh, Susheela; Hussain, Rubina

doi:10.1363/3217506

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“…And comparable with a similar study conducted Harare town, Hosanna, in which the prevalence of unintended pregnancy was 33.3%, 34% respectively [12][13][14][15][16]. On the other hand, the result is in contrast to the currently increasing awareness of modern contraceptive methods, availability of services and increased contraceptive prevalence rate may decrease from the other results [17][18][19][20][21][22][23].…”

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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Unintended Pregnancy in Welkaite Woreda, Tigray and North Ethiopia Cross Sectional Study by 2012

Abayu¹,

Birhanu²,

Nega³

et al. 2015

J Preg Child Health

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Background: Of an estimated 210 million pregnancies that occur in the world each year, 38% are unplanned, out of which 22% end in abortion. In Ethiopia, the estimates of unintended pregnancy indicate that it is one of the major reproductive health problems with all its adverse outcomes.Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of unintended pregnancy and its associated factors among pregnant women in Welkaite district, Tigray region, northwest Ethiopia.Methods: Acommunity based cross sectional study was conducted from 24/09/2012 to 18/10/2012 among pregnant women. The study includes 626 pregnant women found in Welkaite district selected from the study population using cluster sampling technique. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Data were analyzed using SPSS. Adjusted Odds Ratio was used to assess the strength of association and declare significance of the associations.Results: Unintended pregnancy was reported by 26% (166/626) of the study subjects. Out of which, 75.9% were mistimed and 24.1% were unwanted pregnancy. Unintended pregnancy was associated with ante natal visit (AOR=3.434;95%CI:2.136,5.520), awareness of contraceptive (AOR=2.830;95% CI: 1.527,5.244)., husband communication about pregnancy (AOR=2. 245; 95% CI: 1.430,3.524) , awareness of the concept of unintended pregnancy is preventable (AOR=2. 563 ; 95% CI: 1.580,4.158). Conclusions:In this study prevalence was high, and,women's decision to follow antenatal care, and antenatal care visit, ever heard contraceptive communication with husband were strong predictors of unintended pregnancy.Recommendation: Women's need to be, strength, communication with husband about pregnancy, antenatal care follow up, and women's information, education; communication programs and improvements in counseling about contraceptive is recommended to decrease unintended pregnancy Journal of Pregnancy and Child Health

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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Unintended Pregnancy in Welkaite Woreda, Tigray and North Ethiopia Cross Sectional Study by 2012

Abayu¹,

Birhanu²,

Nega³

et al. 2015

J Preg Child Health

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“…Unwanted pregnancy (UP) is defined when a woman gets pregnant without wanting or planning for pregnancy due to improper or lack of use of contraceptive methods (1). Some studies have shown that women with UP are physically and mentally weaker and have a lower level of prenatal care than women with intentional pregnancy.…”

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Survey of Knowledge and Attitude Toward Emergency Contraceptive Method Among Married Women in Reproductive Age Group

Ekhtiari

Amirkhani

Esfahani

et al. 2018

Jundishapur J Health Sci

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Background: Unwanted pregnancy (UP) is a worldwide problem. UP mainly results from the improper or lack of use of effective contraceptive methods. Hormonal emergency contraceptive (EC) is a method of family planning that reduces UP among women in reproductive age. We assessed the knowledge and attitudes of EC among married women in the reproductive age group. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 225 married women aged 15 to 49 years, who were referred to hospitals in Tehran Medical Branch during 2014 and 2015, were studied. Required data were collected through interviews and a questionnaire. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient for internal consistency was 0.85, the validity of the questionnaire was detected using content validity, and its reliability was 0.973. Data were analyzed by SPSS 14.0 statistical software. Statistical significance was set at P < 0.05.

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“…The situation is further compounded by the persisting challenge of high fertility rate of about 5.8% and an annual growth rate of 2.8% in face of a large population size of about 140 million persons. 3 Despite intense programmatic efforts by the Nigerian government and various non-governmental agencies to reverse the trend, there has been little evidence to suggest a systematic improvement in these indicators. Primary prevention, based on reducing the numbers of at-risk pregnancies through effective contraception, is an important approach to resolving the problem.…”

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Factors associated with the knowledge, practice and perceptions of contraception in rural southern Nigeria

Omo‐Aghoja¹,

Omo-Aghoja²,

Aghoja³

et al. 2010

Ghana Medical Journal

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SUMMARYBackground: Significant proportion of maternal deaths in Nigeria is due to complications of unsafe abortions, and these abortions are responses to unwanted pregnancies that could have been prevented by effective contraceptive programming. Despite intense programmatic efforts by the Nigerian government and various non-governmental agencies to reverse the trend, there has been little evidence to suggest a systematic improvement in these indicators. Methodology: A household random survey of 1,528 women aged between 15-49 years was undertaken at Amukpe community in Nigeria, to determine their knowledge, practice and perceptions of contraception. Results:The results showed that 86.2% of the respondents had secondary or less level of education and 19.2% of the respondents were single parents. The level of contraceptive awareness was high (92.3%) and 88% of the respondents became aware of contraception in the last 14 years. Friends/relatives (40.6%), followed by nurses (31.7%) and then doctors (17.3%) were the common sources of contraceptive awareness. The most widely known contraceptive methods were injectables, condoms, POP and OCP. The specific knowledge of emergency contraception was poor. The factors associated with low contraceptive usage were poor level of training and ineffective conveyance of relevant information to clients by health personnel, low literacy levels, extremes of reproductive age and extremes of parity. Others were fear of side effects, lack of knowledge, and lack of spousal consent. Conclusion: Contraceptive usage remain poor despite high level of awareness. Effective educational and counseling interventions are likely to improve provid-

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Unwanted Pregnancy and Associated Factors Among Nigerian Women

Cited by 116 publications

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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Unintended Pregnancy in Welkaite Woreda, Tigray and North Ethiopia Cross Sectional Study by 2012

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Unintended Pregnancy in Welkaite Woreda, Tigray and North Ethiopia Cross Sectional Study by 2012

Survey of Knowledge and Attitude Toward Emergency Contraceptive Method Among Married Women in Reproductive Age Group

Factors associated with the knowledge, practice and perceptions of contraception in rural southern Nigeria

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