Research Article
Magnitude of Induced Abortion and Associated Factors among Female Students of Hawassa University, Southern Region, Ethiopia, 2019
Table 2
Behavioral characteristics of female students at Hawassa University, SNNPR, Ethiopia, April 2019.
| Variables | Categories | Frequency | % |
| Had history of sexual intercourse | Yes | 347 | 82.2 | No | 75 | 17.8 | Peer pressure was the reason for intention to have sexual intercourse | Yes | 196 | 46.4 | No | 226 | 53.6 | Personal desire was the reason for intention to have sexual intercourse | Yes | 164 | 38.9 | No | 258 | 61.1 | Influence of alcohol was the reason for initiation of sexual intercourse | Yes | 186 | 44.1 | No | 236 | 55.9 | Influence of khat or drug was the reason for initiation of sexual intercourse | Yes | 147 | 34.8 | No | 275 | 65.2 | Economic problem was the reason for initiation of sexual intercourse | Yes | 170 | 40.3 | No | 252 | 59.7 | Other factors were the reason for initiation of sexual intercourse | Yes | 169 | 40.0 | No | 253 | 60.0 |
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