Table 4 Knowledge of respondents of attitude towards legalization of abortion, in Arbaminch town 2017 (n = 576)
Variables | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Have you ever heard about safe abortion | Yes | 187 | 32.5 |
No | 389 | 67.5 | |
If yes from where you get the information | Mass media | 52 | 9 |
Health professional | 17 | 3 | |
Relatives/family | 12 | 2 | |
Friend | 107 | 19 | |
Do you know the complication of abortion? | Yes | 180 | 31 |
No | 396 | 69 | |
If yes, when (more than one answer is possible)* | If it is by incest | 108 | 80 |
If it is problem on mother | 79 | 59 | |
If it is by rape | 114 | 84.4 | |
If the mother doesn’t want | 18 | 13 | |
If woman is less than 18 | 0 | 0 | |
women with mental problem | 0 | 0 | |
women with Physical disable | 0 | 0 | |
Do you know abortion in demand is legal in Ethiopia? | Yes | 135 | 23.4 |
No | 385 | 67 | |
I don’t know | 56 | 9.6 | |
Do you know who decide on abortion | Doctor /health professionals | 18 | 13.3 |
Women | 117 | 86.7 | |
Another person | 0 | 0 | |
When is the preferable time to perform safe abortion | Before 3 months of pregnancy | 93 | 69 |
At any time during pregnancy | 42 | 31 | |