Determinants of Second-Trimester Safe Termination of Pregnancy in Public Health Facilities of Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia: An Unmatched Case-Control Study

Table 2

Maternal and obstetric characteristics of mothers came to abortion care service, Amhara Region, northwest Ethiopia, 2020 (N = 347).

Study variables	Safe termination of pregnancy
	Cases = 110	Controls = 237
Pregnancy test
Yes	70 (63.6%)	185 (78.1%)
No	40 (36.4%)	52 (21.9%)
Knowledge about signs and symptoms of pregnancy
Yes	32 (29.1%)	106 (44.7%)
No	78 (70.9%)	131 (55.3%)
Opposition against abortion care
Yes	25 (22.7%)	23 (9.7%)
No	85 (77.3%)	214 (90.3%)
Family planning method used
Ever used at least one	69 (62.7%)	179 (75.5%)
Never used	41 (37.3%)	58 (24.5%)
Reason for abortion
Rape	80 (72.7%)	166 (70.1%)
Incest	27 (24.6%)	61 (25.7%)
Others	3 (2.7%)	10 (4.2%)
Information about the law of abortion
Yes	25 (22.7%)	116 (48.9%)
No	85 (77.3%)	121 (51.1%)
Emergency contraceptive used
Yes	14 (12.7%)	46 (19.4%)
No	96 (87.3%)	191 (80.6%)
Nature of menses
Regular	50 (45.5%)	151 (63.7%)
Irregular	60 (54.5%)	86 (36.3%)