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Table 3 Past History of Pregnancy and Related Characteristics among Women Who Seek Abortion at JUSH Jimma, Southwest, Ethiopia 2011

From: Knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency contraceptive among women who seek abortion care at Jimma University specialized hospital, southwest Ethiopia

Characteristic

Number

Percent

Induced abortion [n = 89]

  

No

83

93.3

Yes

6

6.7

No of abortions [n = 6]

  

One

5

77.8

Two

1

22.2

Place of abortion [n = 6]

  

Self infliction

1

22.2

Health institutions

4

57.1

Traditional healers

1

20.7

Spontaneous abortion

  

   No

80

89.9

   Yes

9

10.1

No of abortions [n = 9]

  

   One

7

71.4

   Two

2

28.6