Magnitude and factors associated with unintended pregnancy among pregnant women in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Background Unintended pregnancy is an important public health issue in both developing and developed countries because of its serious consequences for women and their families, which include the possibility of unsafe abortion, delayed prenatal care, poor maternal mental health, and poor child health outcomes. The major objective of this study was to identify the magnitude and factors associated with unintended pregnancy among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Addis Ababa. Methods A facility based cross‐sectional study was conducted on 393 women attending antenatal care clinic at Addis Ababa in ten public health centers from February to May 2015. Simple random sampling technique was used to select health centers. Data were collected by trained data collectors using Pre‐tested structured questionnaires. The data was entered into Epi Info version 3.5.3 then transferred to SPSS version 20 for data analysis and the level of significance of association were determined at P‐ value