Determinants and Outcome of Safe Second Trimester Medical Abortion at Jimma University Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of women who terminated their pregnancy using safe medical abortion at 2nd trimester in JUMC from November 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017.
Variable
Variable category
Frequency
Percent (%)
Age in years
15-19
85
42.3
20-24
68
33.8
25-29
31
3.5
30-34
10
5.0
35 and above
7
15.4
Religious affiliation
Orthodox
86
42.8
Muslim
86
42.8
Protestant
27
13.4
Others
2
1.0
Ethnicity
Oromo
103
51.2
Kaffa
42
20.9
Dawuro
20
10.0
Amhara
31
15.4
Other
5
2.5
Marital status
Single
170
84.6
Married
8
4.0
Divorced
12
6.0
Widowed
11
5.5
Educational status
Unable to read and write
33
16.42
Completed Grade 1-8
11
5.46
Completed Grade 9-10
34
16.92
Completed Grade 11-12
54
26.87
Completed Grade 12 or +
69
34.33
Occupational Status
House wife
19
9.5
Merchant
18
9.0
Student
111
55.2
Government employee
17
8.5
Daily laborer
24
11.9
Other
12
6.0
Place of residence
Urban
139
69.2
Rural
62
30.8
Own monthly income (in birr), 1USD = 22.5ETB
0-500
159
79.1
501-1000
25
12.4
1001-1500
9
4.5
Above 1500
8
4.0
Other-Catholic and Adventist, Other-Tigrie and Guragie, and Other-Private Employee and Farmer.
