Unintended Pregnancy and Associated Factors among Ethiopian Women

Abstract

Background: Unintended pregnancy is a pregnancy that is either mistimed or unwanted at the time of conception. From 210 million pregnancies that occur each year globally, 80 million are unintended which 42 million results in induced abortions.

Objective: To determine the magnitude and identify associated factors of unintended pregnancy among 15-49 years Ethiopian women who had a live birth within five years preceding the survey.

Method: Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey 2011 data was used. A total of 7759 women were included in the analysis. Association between unintended pregnancy and the categorical independent variables was assessed using Bivariate and Multivariable logistic regression analysis at 95% confidence level by STATA ver.11.0 statistical software.