Repeat induced abortion and associated factors among reproductive age women who seek abortion services in Debre Berhan Town Health Institutions, Central Ethiopia, 2019

Abstract Objective: To assess the magnitude and associated factors of repeat induced abortion among women aged from 15-49 who seek abortion care services in the health institutions of Debre Berhan town, Central Ethiopia, 2019Results: This study shows that the prevalence of repeat induced abortion among 355 respondents was to be 20.3 %. Those who reported as they had more than one partner in the last 12 preceding months, (AOR= 7.3, 95%CI: 3.21, 16.46), Age of the first sexual intercourse less than 18 years (AOR= 6, 95% CI: 2.54, 13.95) and Perceiving abortion procedure as it was not painful (AOR= 7.7, 95% CI: 2.9, 20.6) were variables positively associated with the repeatedly induced abortion among women who sought abortion services.