Table 2.
Knowledge regarding safe abortion among private college students in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 633).
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
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| Have you ever heard about the method of abortion? | ||
| Yes | 609 | 96.2 |
| No | 24 | 3.8 |
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| From where/whom have you ever heard about safe abortion? (n = 609) | ||
| Health institution | 483 | 79.3 |
| Mass media | 413 | 67.8 |
| Parents | 216 | 35.5 |
| Other | 42 | 6.9 |
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| Where safe abortion service conducted? | ||
| Hospital | 315 | 49.8 |
| Health centre | 143 | 22.6 |
| Private clinic | 111 | 17.5 |
| Home | 53 | 8.4 |
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| Will Safe abortion service reduce the risk of women's reproductive health problem? | ||
| Yes | 213 | 33.6 |
| No | 284 | 44.9 |
| I don't know | 136 | 21.5 |
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| When is the preferable time to perform safe abortion? | ||
| Before 3 months of pregnancy | 376 | 59.4 |
| At any time during pregnancy | 257 | 40.6 |
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| Is unsafe abortion considered a major problem, today? | ||
| Yes | 508 | 80.3 |
| No | 125 | 19.7 |
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| Ethiopia has abortion law? | ||
| Yes | 452 | 71.4 |
| No | 181 | 28.6 |
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| For what reason is abortion legal in Ethiopia? | ||
| Not allowed for any reason in Ethiopia | 204 | 32.2 |
| If pregnancy is due to rape or incent | 326 | 51.5 |
| If pregnancy endangers life of the woman or fetus | 264 | 41.7 |
| For woman with physical/mental disabilities | 359 | 56.7 |
| For woman physically psychologically unprepared | 455 | 71.9 |
| If she is financially unable to rise the child | 492 | 77.7 |
| If the pregnancy is extra-marital | 516 | 81.5 |