Magnitude and Associated Factors of Unintended Pregnancy among Pregnant Women at Saesie Tsaeda Emba Woreda Eastern Zone of Tigray, North Ethiopia, 2018
Table 2
Reproductive history and modern family planning utilization of pregnant women attending antenatal care at Saesie Tsaeda emba District health facilities, Eastern Zone of Tigray, North Ethiopia, 2018 ().
Variables
Characteristics
Frequency
Percentage
Number of pregnancy ()
One
130
37.7
Two
67
19.4
Three
41
11.9
Four
43
12.5
Five and above
64
18.6
Total
345
100.0
Status of current pregnancy ()
Unintended
86
24.9
Intended
259
75.1
Total
345
100.0
Types of unintended ()
Unwanted
22
25.94
Mistimed
64
74.41
Total
60
100
Cause of unintended pregnancy ()
Not use of using modern family planning
35
40.7
Contraceptive failure
15
17.4
No awareness about FPMS
21
24.4
Am not consider that I am pregnant
15
17.4
Total
86
100
Previous experience of unintended pregnancy
Yes
27
7.8
No
318
92.2
Total
345
100.0
Period of last unintended pregnancy occurred
Within the last three years
10
37.03
After 3 years
17
62.96
Total
27
100
Number of children you have ()
Only 1
187
54.2
Two and above
127
36.8
None
31
9
Total
345
100
Do you have history of abortion ()
Yes
69
20
No
276
80
Total
345
100.0
Number of history of abortion ()
One
51
73.9
Two and above
18
25.1
Total
69
100
Have you ever visited by HEW reproductive health services ()
Yes
291
84.3
No
54
15.7
Total
345
100.0
Have you an information about FP services ()
Yes
326
94.5
No
19
5.5
Total
345
100.0
Source of information for family planning services ()
Radio
18
5.2
Tv
22
6.4
Friends
21
6.1
HEW
250
72.5
Health care provider
15
4.3
Missing System
19
5.5
Total
345
100.0
Have you ever used modern family planning methods? ()
Yes
129
37.4
No
216
62.6
Total
345
100.0
Which modern family planning did you heard? ()
Pills
83
24.1
Injectable
145
41.6
IUCD
18
5.2
Norplant
59
17.1
Condom
20
5.8
Female sterilization
1
0.3
Total
291
100.0
Reasons not ever used modern family planning methods ()
Not aware of MCM
24
18.6
Use traditional methods
28
21.7
Unacceptable in my culture
21
16.3
Fear of side effects
36
27.9
Husband disapproval
20
15.5
Total
129
100.0
Do you know the advantages of the modern contraceptive methods ()
To prevent unwanted pregnancy
202
58.6
To delay mistimed pregnancy
123
35.7
I do not know
20
5.8
Total
345
100.0
Who decides to use contraceptive before your current pregnancy ()
