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Socio – economic determinants of abortion among women in Mozambique and Ghana: evidence from demographic and health survey
- Source :
- Archives of Public Health, Archives of Public Health, Vol 76, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2018)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- BioMed Central, 2018.
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Abstract
- Background Despite the variances in abortion laws accounting for differences in incidence of abortion among African countries, it appears there is absence of literature on other factors that may also account for the differences in incidence of abortion. Specifically, there is paucity of information on how socio-demographic factors account for the disparities in prevalence of pregnancy termination among women of reproductive age in sub-Saharan Africa. In view of this, this paper examined how socio-demographic factors influence pregnancy termination among women in reproductive age in Mozambique and Ghana. Methods The study made use of data from the 2014 Ghana and 2011 Mozambique Demographic and Health Survey for the study. For the purpose of this study a sample of 9375 and 13,660 made up of women in their reproductive ages (15–49) in Ghana and Mozambique respectively was used. The results on the analysis of the association between socio-demographic factors and pregnancy termination are presented as odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Results The results revealed that about 25% of the respondents in Ghana and 9% of the respondents in Mozambique reported ever had a pregnancy terminated. In both countries, the odds of pregnancy termination were high among women with primary education, those in the older age groups, women who were Christians and women who were employed. Similarly, higher odds of pregnancy termination were found among ever married women, those who less than four births or more and those who have had access to social media (radio and television). Conclusion To reduce unintended pregnancies that could lead to pregnancy termination, there is a need for regular integrated community-based outreach programs targeted at generating community responsiveness of effective contraception and prevention of unintended pregnancy.
- Subjects :
- Social – Economic
medicine.medical_specialty
Abortion
Ghana
Odds
1117 Public Health and Health Services
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
Health policy
Mozambique
Pregnancy
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine
business.industry
Incidence (epidemiology)
Public health
lcsh:Public aspects of medicine
Research
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
lcsh:RA1-1270
Odds ratio
medicine.disease
Public Health
business
Unintended pregnancy
Demography
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20493258 and 07787367
- Volume :
- 76
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Archives of Public Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2cc547839678462e342b5dc34fb77d1c