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Factors associated with pregnancy termination in women of childbearing age in 36 low-and middle-income countries.
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Abstract
Lack of access to safe, affordable, timely and adequate pregnancy termination care, and the stigma associated with abortion in low-middle income countries (LMICs), pose a serious risk to women's physical and mental well-being throughout the lifespan. Factors associated with pregnancy termination and their heterogeneity across countries in LMICs previously have not been thoroughly investigated. We aim to determine the relative significance of factors associated with pregnancy termination in LMICs and its variation across countries. Analysis of cross-sectional nationally representative household surveys carried out in 36 LMICs from 2010 through 2018. The weighted population-based sample consisted of 1,236,330 women of childbearing aged 15-49 years from the Demographic and Health Surveys. The outcome of interest was self-report of having ever had a pregnancy terminated. We used multivariable logistic regression models to identify factors associated with pregnancy termination. The average pooled weighted prevalence of pregnancy termination in the present study was 13.3% (95% CI: 13.2%-13.4%), ranging from a low of 7.8 (95% CI: 7.2, 8.4%) in Namibia to 33.4% (95% CI: 32.0, 34.7%) in Pakistan. Being married showed the strongest association with pregnancy termination (adjusted OR, 2.94; 95% CI, 2.84-3.05; P < 0.001) compared to unmarried women. Women who had more than four children had higher odds of pregnancy termination (adjusted OR, 2.45; 95% CI, 2.33-2.56; P < 0.001). Moreover, increased age and having primary and secondary levels of education were associated with higher odds of pregnancy termination compared to no education. In this study, married women, having one or more living children, those of older age, and those with at least primary level of education were associated with pregnancy termination in these 36 LMICs. The findings highlighted the need of targeted public health intervention to reduce unintended pregnancies and unsafe abortions.
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