Research Article
Induced Abortion and Associated Factors in Health Facilities of Guraghe Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Table 2
Reproductive history of postabortion clients in health institutions of Guraghe zone, South Ethiopia, from January to March, 2010.
| Variables () | Frequency | Percentage |
| Number of pregnancies** | | | <2 | 207 | 51.8 | 3–5 | 128 | 32 | 6–8 | 61 | 15.2 | 9 and above | 4 | 1 | Delivery | | | None | 185 | 46.3 | 1 | 40 | 10 | 2–4 | 130 | 32.5 | 5–7 | 43 | 11.25 | 8 and above | 2 | 0.5 | Previous abortion | | | Yes | 68 | 17 | No | 332 | 83 | Frequency of previous abortion (68) | | | Once | 59 | 86.8 | Twice | 8 | 11.7 | Three times | 1 | 1.5 | Current pregnancy wanted | | | Yes | 98 | 24.5 | No | 302 | 75.5 | Current pregnancy induced/interfered | | | Yes | 49 | 12.3 | No | 351 | 87.7 |
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Current pregnancy was included.
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