Post-War Assessment of the Prevalence and Determinants of Unplanned Pregnancy Among Pregnant Women Attending Public Hospitals in Conflict-Zones of South Wollo, Northeast Ethiopia, 2022, Multi-Center Study

BACKGROUND: Worldwide, although unplanned pregnancy seems decreasing, 38% of pregnancies are unintended. In sub-Saharan Africa, unintended pregnancy accounts for more than a quarter of the 40 million pregnancies that occur annually. OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to assess the prevalence and determinant...

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Autores principales: Berihun Erega, Besfat, Ferede, Wassie Yazie, Sisay, Fillorenes Ayalew, Dagnaw, Eyaya Habtie, Ayaliew, Abeba Belay, Ketema, Wondimnew Gashaw, Shite Lake, Eyob
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10423592/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37581110
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S419346
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Worldwide, although unplanned pregnancy seems decreasing, 38% of pregnancies are unintended. In sub-Saharan Africa, unintended pregnancy accounts for more than a quarter of the 40 million pregnancies that occur annually. OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to assess the prevalence and determinants of unplanned pregnancy among pregnant women attending public hospitals in conflict-zones of South Wollo zone, Northeast Ethiopia, 2022. METHODS: A multi-center facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted from December 20, 2021 to February 30, 2022 among the hospitals of South Wollo zone that that were destructed by the armed conflict. RESULTS: The prevalence of unplanned pregnancy in our study was 44.72% (CI=39.40–48.08%). CONCLUSION: In this study nearly half of the pregnancies were unplanned, which is shocking to the health care system in the 21(st) century.

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