SynthesisBMC women's health2025
Prevalence and factors associated with induced abortion among reproductive aged women in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Synthesis in BMC women's health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
2 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundAbortion is a global issue, with induced abortion being a significant concern. In Ethiopia, reproductive-age women face an important reproductive health concern. Understanding the severity of this issue is crucial for successful treatment planning. Studies in Ethiopia have shown variable outcomes in induced abortion, prompting a comprehensive review and meta-analysis of quantitative data to examine the prevalence and identify key factors.
methodsRelevant articles retrieved from various databases such as PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, Web Science, AJOL, Google Scholar, and Google Sources from August 8, 2023, to September 25, 2023, allowing the inclusion of cross-sectional and case-control studies. Preferred Reporting Items reviewed Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis criteria, and the quality was assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute critical evaluation checklist. Heterogeneity was proved by a p-value less than 0.05. Data was entered into Microsoft Excel and analyzed using Stata 14. Factors related to induced abortion were examined using Review Manager Version 5.
resultsThe overall pooled prevalence of induced abortion was 28.83% (95% CI: 20.71-36.96). In the subgroup analysis, Addis Ababa city had the highest prevalence at 39.87% (95% CI: 27.33-52.41), and the lowest prevalence was observed in the Amhara region with 19.95% (95% CI: 9.03-30.87). The age of the women "OR = 2.16; 95% CI: 1.59-2.93", educational status OR = 0.91; 95% CI: 0.58-1.41″, married status OR = 0.14; 95% CI: 0.03-0.56″, sexual partners OR = 3.67; 95% CI, 2.88-4.69″, history of abortion OR = 2.32; 95% CI: 1.63-3.30″, history of alcohol use OR = 1.22 (95% CI: 0.17-8.60″, and usage of contraception OR = 0.70; 95% CI: 0.39-1.25″, were found to be substantially associated with induced abortion.
conclusionsThe study revealed Ethiopia's induced abortion issue and recommends that policymakers and civil society reduce risks and increase awareness about sexual and reproductive health, including providing sexual health education to women of reproductive age.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.