Table 2.

Obstetrics, contraceptive, and health care-related characteristics of study participants in the health facilities of Harar Town, Eastern Ethiopia (N  = 390).

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Gravidity	Primigravida	143	36.7
	Multigravida	247	63.3
Need to have additional child	Yes	157	40.3
	No	233	59.7
Planned to give additional child	<12	30	19.1
	12–36	36	22.9
	≥36	91	58%
Pregnancy type	Planned	18	4.6
	Unplanned	372	95.4
History of modern family planning	Yes	210	53.8
	No	180	46.2
Type of modern family planning (n = 210)	Pills	98	46.7
	Injectables	48	22.9
	Implanon	50	23.8
	IUCD	14	6.7
Information on family planning	Yes	204	52.3
	No	186	47.7
Source of information	Mass media	77	37.7
	Health facilities	101	49.5
	Others∗	26	12.8
History of family planning usage before the current abortion	Yes	150	38.4
	No	240	61.6
Condition of abortion occurrence	Forgetfulness	70	46.4
	Discontinue due to side effects	67	45
	Others∗∗	13	8.6
Purpose of abortion service visit	Safe abortion care	184	47.2
	Medical abortion care	206	52.8
Trimester	First trimesters	292	75.1
	Second trimesters	98	24.9
History of previous abortion	Yes	110	28.2
	No	280	71.8
Number of previous abortions	≤2	92	83.6
	>2	18	16.4
Place of current abortion terminated	Public health facilities	273	70.0
	NGOs	117	30.0
Method of termination	Medication abortion	18	4.6
	Manual vacuum aspiration	13	3.3
	Combination	359	92.1
Receiving PAFP counseling	Yes	355	91.0
	No	35	9.0
Distance from facilities	≤10 km	129	17.2
	10–20 km	194	49.7
	≥20 km	67	33.1
Duration of stay for PAFP utilization	≤30 minutes	120	30.8
	>30 minutes	270	69.2
Condition of health facilities	Very good	147	37.7
	Good	172	44.1
	Satisfied	71	18.2
Presence of latrine in the facilities	Yes	387	99.2
	No	3	0.8

^∗ Peer, neighbors, and seminar; ^∗∗being a student.