Prevalence and determinants of pregnancy termination in Ethiopia : a systematic review and meta-analysis
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OBJECTIVE: This review aims to determine the prevalence of pregnancy termination and its determinant factors in Ethiopia.
DESIGN: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
DATA SOURCES: Relevant articles were retrieved from databases such as PubMed, EMBASE, Medline and other search engines.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SELECTING STUDIES: The research design for this study had no restrictions, allowing for the inclusion of cross-sectional and case-control studies that examined the prevalence or determinants of pregnancy termination. However, case reports, case series, reviews, editorials and studies published as abstracts only were excluded from the analysis.
DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS: The review was precisely in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses criteria, and the quality of the review was assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal checklist. Heterogeneity was indicated by the p value for I2 statistics less than 0.05. Data were entered into Microsoft Excel, and the analysis was conducted by using Stata V.16.
RESULTS: The pooled prevalence of pregnancy termination in Ethiopia was 21.52% (95% CI 15.01% to 28.03%). Women who had their first sexual initiation before the age of 18 (OR 1.78; 95% CI 1.13 to 2.82, p=0.14), had irregular menstrual bleeding (OR 1.86; 95% CI 1.25 to 2.77, p=0.76), being a student (OR 4.85; 95% CI 1.98 to 11.91, p=0.20) and had multiple sexual partners (OR 4.88; 95% CI 3.43 to 6.93, p=0.33) were significantly associated with pregnancy termination.
CONCLUSIONS: One in five women terminated their pregnancies, which is higher than in other sub-Saharan countries. Being a student, irregular menstrual bleeding, early initiation of sexual intercourse and multiple sexual partners were determinants of pregnancy termination. Special attention is needed in avoiding early sexual initiation and in reducing sexual risk behaviours.
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Date Completed 18.03.2024 Date Revised 18.03.2024 published: Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
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| 520 | |a OBJECTIVE: This review aims to determine the prevalence of pregnancy termination and its determinant factors in Ethiopia | ||
| 520 | |a DESIGN: Systematic review and meta-analysis | ||
| 520 | |a DATA SOURCES: Relevant articles were retrieved from databases such as PubMed, EMBASE, Medline and other search engines | ||
| 520 | |a ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SELECTING STUDIES: The research design for this study had no restrictions, allowing for the inclusion of cross-sectional and case-control studies that examined the prevalence or determinants of pregnancy termination. However, case reports, case series, reviews, editorials and studies published as abstracts only were excluded from the analysis | ||
| 520 | |a DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS: The review was precisely in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses criteria, and the quality of the review was assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal checklist. Heterogeneity was indicated by the p value for I2 statistics less than 0.05. Data were entered into Microsoft Excel, and the analysis was conducted by using Stata V.16 | ||
| 520 | |a RESULTS: The pooled prevalence of pregnancy termination in Ethiopia was 21.52% (95% CI 15.01% to 28.03%). Women who had their first sexual initiation before the age of 18 (OR 1.78; 95% CI 1.13 to 2.82, p=0.14), had irregular menstrual bleeding (OR 1.86; 95% CI 1.25 to 2.77, p=0.76), being a student (OR 4.85; 95% CI 1.98 to 11.91, p=0.20) and had multiple sexual partners (OR 4.88; 95% CI 3.43 to 6.93, p=0.33) were significantly associated with pregnancy termination | ||
| 520 | |a CONCLUSIONS: One in five women terminated their pregnancies, which is higher than in other sub-Saharan countries. Being a student, irregular menstrual bleeding, early initiation of sexual intercourse and multiple sexual partners were determinants of pregnancy termination. Special attention is needed in avoiding early sexual initiation and in reducing sexual risk behaviours | ||
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