Table 4 Attitude related characteristics of reproductive age women towards Ethiopian current abortion law in Bahir Dar city, northwest Ethiopia, 2017
Variable | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Do you think abortion should be legal | Yes | 161 | 41.71 |
No | 225 | 58.29 | |
Do you think pregnancy should interrupt | Yes | 148 | 38.34 |
No | 238 | 61.66 | |
Do you think pregnancy occur from rape should be interrupted | Yes | 162 | 41.97 |
No | 224 | 58.97 | |
Do you think the pregnancy from relatives should be interrupted | Yes | 159 | 41.97 |
No | 227 | 58.03 | |
Do you think pregnancy should be interrupted when it endangers women and fetuses | Yes | 147 | 38.08 |
No | 239 | 61.92 | |
Do you think pregnancy should be interrupted by economically poor women | Yes | 121 | 31.35 |
No | 265 | 68.65 | |
Do you think pregnancy should be interrupted by age < 18 year | Yes | 118 | 30.57 |
No | 268 | 69.43 | |
Do you think pregnancy should be interrupted if fetus abnormality | Yes | 133 | 34.46 |
No | 253 | 65.54 | |
Do you think pregnancy should be interrupted mental abnormality | Yes | 131 | 33.93 |
No | 255 | 66.06 | |
Do you think pregnancy should be interrupted out of health institute | Yes | 102 | 26.42 |
No | 284 | 73.58 | |
Will you obey the abortion law when you are pregnant and wish to terminate a pregnancy | Yes | 173 | 44.82 |
No | 213 | 55.18 | |
The composite score of attitude on Ethiopian current abortion law | Favorable attitude | 149 | 38.6 |
Unfavorable attitude | 237 | 61.4 |