Table 3 Pregnancy and Abortion Factors of the Respondents among Guraghe Zone Preparatory School Student, n = 55, April 2017
Variables | Count (%) |
|---|---|
Abortion frequency | |
One | 39(70.9) |
Two | 15(27.3) |
Three | 1(1.8) |
Reasons for abortion | |
Not to disrupt education | 33(60.0) |
Too young to bear a child | 9(16.4) |
Could not afford to cater for a | 1(1.8) |
Partner refused to accept pregnancy | 6 (10.9) |
Fear family and society | 6(10.9) |
Reason to pregnancy | |
I am raped (violence) | 10(18.2) |
Unplanned Pregnancy | 27(49.1) |
Unprotected sexual intercourse | 13(23.6) |
Contraception failure | 5(9.1) |
Type of abortion procedure | |
Safe | 42(76.4) |
Unsafe | 13(23.6) |
Does abortion has Complication | |
Yes | 22(40.0) |
No | 33(60.0) |
Type of complication | |
Excessive bleeding | 14(60.9) |
Pain | 7(30.4) |
Uterine perforation | 1(4.3) |