Ectopic Pregnancy in Tigray, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Prevalence, Management Outcomes, and Associated Factors

Table 1

Sociodemographic and gynecologic characteristic distribution of women admitted with EP in Aksum (AKU CHS CSH and Saint Marries General Hospital) in Tigray, North Ethiopia.

Variables		Frequency,	Percent (%)
Age	≤20 years	9	11.4%
	21–25 years	11	13.9%
	26 – 30 years	33	41.8%
	31–35 years	14	17.7%
	≥36 years	12	15.2%
Residence	Urban	39	49.4%
	Rural	40	50.6%
Ethnicity	Tigrai	77	97.5%
	Amhara	2	2.5%
Religion	Orthodox	77	97.5%
	Muslim	2	2.5%
Parity	Nulliparous	22	27.8%
	Primipara	26	32.9%
	Multipara	31	39.2%
Previous history of abortion	No abortion	47	59.5%
	History of one or two abortions	28	35.4%
	Three and above abortion	4	5.1%
Previous history of EP	No history of EP	73	92.4%
	One previous EP	6	7.6%
Previous history of pelvic infections	No history of pelvic infection	55	69.6%
	Had a history of pelvic infection at least once	24	30.4%
Previous history of surgery	No history of surgery	67	84.8%s
	Had a history of surgery at least once	12	15.2%
History of contraceptive use	No history of contraceptive use	38	48.1%
	History of contraceptive use at least once	41	51.9%