Bahir Dar University, PO Box 79, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
Arba Minch University, Nech Sar Campus, PO Box 21, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.
Sex Reprod Healthc. 2014 Mar;5(1):17-22. doi: 10.1016/j.srhc.2013.12.001. Epub 2013 Dec 13.
Globally, unsafe abortion is a significant cause of maternal mortality and morbidity. One of the commonest problems facing university and college students is unwanted pregnancy followed by abortion. This study has aimed to assess abortion practice of university and college female students and to identify contributing factors.
Cross-sectional study design was used in 2011. Female students from one university and three colleges of Arba Minch town were selected by proportional probability sampling method. Quantitative data were collected using a self-administered structured questionnaire and focus group discussions were also conducted.
Eight hundred and thirteen study participants with median age 20 have been involved in the study. Among participants 173 (21.3%) had had sex, 54 (6.6%) had been pregnant, and out of the students who had been pregnant 23 (43.4%) had an induced abortion, 4 (17.3%) of which were done under unsafe conditions. Students' current living residence and knowledge of abortion law are the identified contributing factors to their abortion practices.
A significant proportion of pregnancies in university and college students were terminated with induced abortion. Unsafe sex is the commonest cause of unplanned pregnancy that leads to abortion induction. Campus residents are more vulnerable to abortion induction. Knowledge of abortion law and abortion induction practices are statistically interrelated.
在全球范围内，不安全的堕胎是导致孕产妇死亡和发病的一个重要原因。大学生面临的一个常见问题是意外怀孕和随后的堕胎。本研究旨在评估大学生的堕胎实践，并确定相关因素。
2011 年采用了横断面研究设计。采用比例概率抽样法，从 Arba Minch 镇的一所大学和三所学院中抽取女学生。使用自我管理的结构化问卷收集定量数据，并进行了焦点小组讨论。
本研究共涉及 813 名中位年龄为 20 岁的研究参与者。在参与者中，有 173 人（21.3%）有过性行为，54 人（6.6%）怀孕，其中 23 人（43.4%）进行了人工流产，其中 4 人（17.3%）是在不安全的条件下进行的。学生目前的居住地点和对堕胎法的了解是影响其堕胎行为的相关因素。
相当一部分大学生的怀孕是通过人工流产终止的。不安全的性行为是导致意外怀孕和随后堕胎的最常见原因。校园居民更容易进行堕胎。对堕胎法的了解和堕胎实践之间存在统计学上的关联。
