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Audit of Unplanned Pregnancy–Prevalence and Risk Factors: Experience from a Community Health Care Facility in Durban, South Africa, 2023

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  • Akm Monjurul Hoque

    (Kwadabeka Community Health Centre, South Africa)

  • Maariyah Hoque

    (South African College of Applied Psychology, South Africa)

  • Rafiul Hoque

    (Green University of Bangladesh, Bangladesh)

  • Mir Anwar

    (United Hospital, Bangladesh)

  • Abm Mahbub-ul Alam

    (Bikrompur Bhuiyan Medical College, Bangladesh)

  • Somaya Buckus

    (Kwadabeka Community Health Centre, South Africa)

Abstract

Unplanned pregnancy is a global issue that frequently results in legal or illegal abortions and poor health outcomes for both the pregnant woman and her unborn child. The study objectives are to ascertain the prevalence and predictors of unintended pregnancies. Women who had their first ANC visit took part in a prospective cross-sectional descriptive survey. Three-quarters (75%) of pregnant women reported that their pregnancy was unplanned. The main causes were failed contraception (52%), and pregnancy was desired by the partner (34%). Higher ORs were teenager (OR = 3.0, 95% CI 1.29:7.22, p = 0.009), and women ages 20–29 years (OR = 2.03, 95% CI:1.11:5.53, p = 0.015), lower parity of 0-1 (OR = 2.34, 95% CI:1.66:8.36, p = 0.012), single women (OR = 2.56, 95% CI:1.12:6.29, p = 0.027), unemployed women (OR = 3.2, OR = 3.2, 95% CI:1.14:9.27, p = 0.027), women who did not know their partners’ HIV status (OR = 3.1, 95% CI:1.29:7.69, p = 0.012) and pregnant women those are not supported by their partners financially (OR = 22.59, 95% CI:2.59:183.53, p = 0.004). The lower ORs were for women who were married (OR = 0.10, 95% CI:0.01:0.58, p = 0.010). The estimated unplanned pregnancy rate was high. Women of lower ages (

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  • Akm Monjurul Hoque & Maariyah Hoque & Rafiul Hoque & Mir Anwar & Abm Mahbub-ul Alam & Somaya Buckus, 2025. "Audit of Unplanned Pregnancy–Prevalence and Risk Factors: Experience from a Community Health Care Facility in Durban, South Africa, 2023," European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, European Open Science, vol. 7(3), pages 47-54, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:epw:ejmed0:v:7:y:2025:i:3:id:42331
    DOI: 10.24018/ejmed.2025.7.3.2331
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