Assessment of the prevalence of unplanned pregnancy and Associated factors among pregnant women attending Antenatal care unit of asendabo health center

Abstract

Background: - Unplanned pregnancy is an important public health problem concern in both developing and developed world, because of its association with adverse social and health out come for mothers’ children and family as whole. Objective: - To assess prevalence and factor associated with unplanned pregnancy among ANC attendants of Asendabo health center; Asendabo Town, Jimma Zone, Oromia region, southwest Ethiopia. Method: - Cross sectional study design wasemployed in Asendabo Health Center from February 20 to JUNE 4/2013. Data was collected by using pretested structured questionnaire, by face to face interview and convenience sampling technique wasused. The result of the study was presents by table, graph, and the finding of the study was provided as a source of information for further studies, policy maker and other concerned bodies will to take action and chi-square test was used for a test of association . Result: - from total of 271 women responded the questionnaire 113(41.7%) were unplanned and 158 (58.3%) were planned pregnancy. The reason for failure to avoid unplanned was contraceptive failure 35(30.97%) followed by missed time 30(26.5%). From the women in the study 150(55.44%) were not used in contraceptive and 121(44.64%) were used in contraceptive. Concerning the knowledge about F/P majority of women in study 203(74.9%) had knowledge about family planning from this 73(26.9%) were unplanned and 130(47.9%) had planned pregnancy and 68(24.83%) had notknowledge about family planning from this 40(14.5%) were unplanned and 28(10.33%) had planned pregnancy. Conclusion:This study showed the occurrence of unplanned pregnancy was higher in the study area. The reason for this include lack of adulate information on modern contraceptive method, husbands negative attitude to words family planning method and also poor counseling technique by health professional for client who are coming for family planning services are among the main reason for unplanned pregnancy. Recommendation: The health worker of Asendabo health center provide adequate information on modern contraceptive at health center and at the community level and also provide appropriate chosen method and effective counseling on that method is necessary.II Information on reproductive health services should be disseminated through health institution, schools, mass media and at community level through Keble by using community health aidand policy maker must be emphasis on activities that improve women’s living condition with regard to education, better opportunities in the work market, a worth income, in addition to full and equal health care without race, gender, age or any other types of discrimination