Prevalence and determinants of repeat induced abortion in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Repeat-induced abortion is the termination of pregnancy for more than one time using drugs or surgical intervention before the fetus reaches the age of viability. This study aimed to estimate the pooled prevalence of repeat-induced abortion and its determinants among women in Ethiopia.

Materials and methods

PubMed, HINARI and Google Scholar were systematically searched for eligible studies. A random effect model was used to estimate the pooled prevalence. The Cochrane Q-statistics and I² tests were used to assess heterogeneity between included studies.

Results

The estimated pooled prevalence of repeat-induced abortion was 30.89% (95% CI: 28.88-32.91). Alcohol consumption (POR = 3.60, 95%CI: 2.26-5.74), assuming the procedure painless (POR = 2.7

SUBMITTER: Seyoum K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10550621 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature