ASSESSMENT OF INDUCED ABORTION AMONG REPRODUCTIVE AGE GROUP IN BUTAJIRA GENERAL HOSPITAL SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA

Abstract

BACKGROUND: World Health Organization estimated that for time period of 2010-14 there were 55.7 million abortion worldwide each year .out of these abortion ,approximately 54% were unsafe ,31% were less safe ,and 14% were least safe. From the studies conducted in Ethiopia, we can see that the prevalence of induced abortion and its negative consequences are increasing from time to time in our country and related information needed for prevention. OBJECTIVES- To determine the Assessment of induced abortion among reproductive age group women seen gynecology Opd, at Butajira General Hospital Southern Ethiopia from November to December 2013 E.C METHODOLOGY- The study was conducted using facility based Descriptive cross sectional study on 285 study sample selected by systematic random sampling among all records of women child bearing age who visited gynecology opd at Butajira General Hospital Southern Ethiopia from 2011 to 2012 E.C. Data was entered to SPSS version 20.0 to be analyzed RESULT-. The prevalence induced abortion was 175(61.4%) and 110(38.8%) were spontaneous abortion .The women who had nullpara 209(73.3%) and 76(26.7%) were multipara .Among induced abortion the causes of abortion 90(51%) were lack of contraceptive, 36 (20.2%) were child spacing, 30 (18%) were contraceptive failure and the rests were rape. CONCULUSION AND RECOMMENDATION- The study tried to assessment of induced abortion among reproductive age in butagira general hospital. Participants in this study were women who experienced abortion. From the study finding, the following conclusion are drawn Firstly most of record documented experienced induced abortion was 175 (61.4%). The main reasons for induced abortion 90(51%) were lack of contraceptive .More than half of 209 (70.3%) ix were nullparas women.. 172 (60.4%) were use post abortal family planning. Among use family planning 82 (47.7%) were Depo-Provera, 74 (43%) were implant, the rest were oral pills KEYWORDS- Induced abortion, Early pregnancy loss, Case records, Gestation.