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Table 3 Exposure to safe abortion events by woreda, 2016 and 2019

From: Community-based intervention improves abortion knowledge and reduces abortion stigma among women in Oromia, Ethiopia: a quasi-experimental mixed methods evaluation

Exposure to safe abortion events

Fogera (Comparison)

Boset (Intervention)

2016 Baseline (n = 349)

2019 Endline (n = 430)

2016 Baseline (n = 351)

2019 Endline (n = 425)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Attended one or more safe abortion events

74 (21)

26 (6)

65 (19)

158 (37)

 Coffee ceremonies

6 (8)

5 (19)

7 (11)

36 (23)

 School/university activities

33 (45)

6 (23)

15 (23)

45 (28)

 Women’s group activities

15 (20)

4 (15)

15 (23)

23 (15)

 Youth group activities

12 (16)

6 (23)

7 (11)

11 (7)

 Women health development committee activities

27 (36)

10 (38)

28 (43)

44 (28)

 Other community-based activities

9 (12)

1 (4)

4 (6)

60 (38)

 Other

2 (3)

0 (0)

5 (8)

0 (0)

Number of times safe abortion events in community attendeda

 Only once

N/A

10 (38)

N/A

38 (24)

 Twice

 

10 (38)

 

37 (23)

 Three or more times

 

6 (23)

 

84 (53)

  1. aAmong those who attended at least one event. Question not asked at baseline