Prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancy among rural reproductive age women in Ethiopia

Despite growing utilization of family planning in Ethiopia, many pregnancies in rural areas are still unintended and unintended pregnancy remains a major global challenge in public and reproductive health, with devastating impact on women and child health, and the general public. Hence, this study w...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2025-01, Vol.15 (1), p.860-13, Article 860
Main Authors: Jejaw, Melak, Demissie, Kaleb Assegid, Tiruneh, Misganaw Guadie, Abera, Kaleab Mesfin, Tsega, Yawkal, Endawkie, Abel, Negash, Wubshet D., Workie, Amare Mesfin, Yohannes, Lamrot, Getnet, Mihret, Worku, Nigusu, Belay, Adina Yeshambel, Asmare, Lakew, Alemu, Hiwot Tadesse, Geberu, Demiss Mulatu, Hagos, Asebe
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Language:English
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Demography
Ethiopia
Family planning
Humanities and Social Sciences
Magnitude
multidisciplinary
Multilevel analysis
Pregnancy
Public health
Regression analysis
Reproductive health
Rural areas
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Socioeconomics
Unintended pregnancy
Womens health
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Summary:Despite growing utilization of family planning in Ethiopia, many pregnancies in rural areas are still unintended and unintended pregnancy remains a major global challenge in public and reproductive health, with devastating impact on women and child health, and the general public. Hence, this study was aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of unintended pregnancy in rural women of Ethiopia. This study used a 2016 Ethiopian Demography and Health Survey data. A total weighted samples of 974 reproductive-aged rural women were included in this analysis. Multilevel mixed logistic regression analysis was employed to consider the effect of hierarchal nature of EDHS data using Stata version 14 to determine individual and community level factors. Variables significantly associated with unintended pregnancy were declared at p-value 
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-024-81067-w