Determinants of abortion among youth 15-24 in Ethiopia: A multilevel analysis based on EDHS 2016.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Determinants of the magnitude of abortion among women of diverse social and economic status, particularly in Africa poorly understood because of the missing information in most countries. In this study, we addressed abortion and its determinants among youth women of 15-24 ages to provide clear direction for policymaking in Ethiopia.

Methods

We examined the 2016 Ethiopian demographic health survey data downloaded from the EDHS website after obtaining permission on abortion among 15-24 age women. We applied bivariate and multilevel binary logistic regression. Community and Individual level abortion predictors passed through a three-level binary logistic regression analysis where we used p-value <0.05 and adjusted odds ratios (AOR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI

SUBMITTER: Gilano G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7954319 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature