Knowledge, Attitude, and Associated Factors towards Safe Abortion among Private College Female Students in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Knowledge regarding safe abortion among private college students in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 633).

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Have you ever heard about the method of abortion?
Yes	609	96.2
No	24	3.8
From where/whom have you ever heard about safe abortion? (n = 609)
Health institution	483	79.3
Mass media	413	67.8
Parents	216	35.5
Other	42	6.9
Where safe abortion service conducted?
Hospital	315	49.8
Health centre	143	22.6
Private clinic	111	17.5
Home	53	8.4
Will Safe abortion service reduce the risk of women’s reproductive health problem?
Yes	213	33.6
No	284	44.9
I don’t know	136	21.5
When is the preferable time to perform safe abortion?
Before 3 months of pregnancy	376	59.4
At any time during pregnancy	257	40.6
Is unsafe abortion considered a major problem, today?
Yes	508	80.3
No	125	19.7
Ethiopia has abortion law?
Yes	452	71.4
No	181	28.6
For what reason is abortion legal in Ethiopia?
Not allowed for any reason in Ethiopia	204	32.2
If pregnancy is due to rape or incent	326	51.5
If pregnancy endangers life of the woman or fetus	264	41.7
For woman with physical/mental disabilities	359	56.7
For woman physically psychologically unprepared	455	71.9
If she is financially unable to rise the child	492	77.7
If the pregnancy is extra-marital	516	81.5