title: Unintended Pregnancy in Ethiopia: Community Based Cross-Sectional Study.
abstract: Introduction. Unintended pregnancy is defined as a pregnancy which is a sum of mistimed pregnancy (pregnancy wanted at a later time) and unwanted pregnancy (pregnancy which is not wanted at all). Unintended pregnancy is a global public health problem and its sequels are major causes for maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality with its effect to maternal metal illness as well. Objective. To determine the prevalence and associated factors of unintended pregnancy in Debre Birhan town, northeast of Ethiopia, in 2014. Method. Community based cross-sectional study and questionnaire developed from Ethiopian demographic health survey 2011. Participants were 690 currently pregnant mothers. Association of unintended pregnancy with factors was measured with bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions. Result. In this study unintended pregnancy is found to be 23.5%. Being formerly married and never married, distance to the nearest health facility >80 minutes, gravidity >5, 1-2 parity, and partner disagreement on desired number of children are the variables significantly associated with unintended pregnancy. Conclusion. Significant proportion of unintended pregnancy is found in the study area. To minimize unintended pregnancy concerned bodies should work on the identified factors, so we can minimize maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality and keep the health of the family specifically and country in general.
authors.affiliation: Department of Midwifery, College of Health Sciences and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Kidest
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-6269-7793
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Getu Melese
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Mignote Hailu
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-9110-4045
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Gebrie
authors.affiliation: Department of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berta Badi
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, College of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Wubalem
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-0104-2133
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fekadu Mersha