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Table 2 Reproductive history of study participants of Shire town, Tigray Regional State, Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 400)

From: Factors associated with uptake of post-abortion family planning in Shire town, Tigray, Ethiopia

Variable

Frequency (n)

Percentage (%)

Parity

0

157

39.3

1

143

35.7

2–4

82

20.5

≥ 5

18

4.5

Number of alive children

0

158

39.5

1–3

212

53.0

≥ 4

30

7.5

Types of abortion

Induced

325

81.2

Spontaneous

75

18.8

Condition of the pregnancy

Planned/wanted

39

9.7

Unplanned but wanted

75

18.8

Unplanned/unwanted

286

71.5

Reason for termination

Rape

116

29.0

Incent

118

29.5

Maternal indication

60

15.0

Fetal deformity

31

7.7

Spontaneously

75

18.8

Methods used to terminate the current pregnancy

Medication abortion

195

48.8

Manual vacuum aspiration

116

29.0

Mixed procedure

89

22.2