vv 070 Citation: Idris IM (2020) Factors Influencing Contraception Usage: A Cross-Sectional Study among Mothers Receiving Abortion Services in Orotta Maternity Hospital, Eritrea. Int J Sex Reprod Health Care 3(1): 070-074. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.17352/ijsrhc.000016 https://dx.doi.org/10.17352/ijsrhc DOI: LIFE SCIENCES GROUP 2690-0815 ISSN: Abbreviations COR: Crude Odds Ratio; AOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio; CI: Confidence Interval; SSA: Sub-Saharan Africa; OMH: Orotta Maternity Hospital Introduction Globally, pregnancy related complications contribute to about half a million preventable maternal deaths each year [1]. In the united states alone, approximately 49% of all reported pregnancies were unintended, half of which ended in abortion [2]. As a result of such maternal-related complications, one in 26 women of reproductive age die in Africa, compared to one in 9400 in Europe [3]. A 15-year-old girl living in sub-Saharan Africa faces about a 1 in 40 risk of dying during pregnancy and childbirth, while a girl of the same age living in Europe has a lifetime risk of 1 in 3,300 [4].The use of contraception in the past two decades has decreased the amount of global maternal deaths by 40% [5]. Contraception decreases maternal deaths through preventing unintended pregnancy and unsafe abortions as well as avoiding sexually transmitted disease including HIV [6]. In addition to its role of improving health outcomes for children and women, contraception allows individuals to achieve desired birth spacing and family size [7] . Nevertheless, lack of contraceptive use was reported as one of the most direct causes of unintended pregnancy in developing countries [8]. Abstract Background: Contraception usage helps in preventing unintended pregnancies and unsafe abortions as well as avoiding sexually transmitted disease including HIV. This study was aimed to determine the contraception prevalence and its influencing factors among mothers receiving abortion services in Orotta Maternity Hospital. Methods: Using a cross-sectional study, 250 mothers receiving abortion services in Orotta national referral maternity and teaching hospital were surveyed over a period of three months, December 2018 through February, 2019. Patient demographic and obstetric data were collected using a pretested questionnaire. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression models were utilized to identify factors influencing contraception usage using SPSS (Version 22.0). Results: The prevalence of contraception usage was 26.4 %. Young mothers aged less than 31 years (P value: 0.029), and those who were primigravida (P value: 0.004) were more likely to use contraception (p value 0.03). Conclusion: Contraception usage rate was low in the current study. Better family planning systems and more counselling opportunities are needed to scale up the usage of contraception. Research Article Factors Influencing Contraception Usage: A Cross-Sectional Study among Mothers Receiving Abortion Services in Orotta Maternity Hospital, Eritrea Idris Mohammed Idris* Department of Anesthesia, Orotta National Referral Hospital, Asmara, Eritrea Received: 10 August, 2020 Accepted: 29 October, 2020 Published: 30 October, 2020 *Corresponding author: Idris Mohammed Idris, Department of Anesthesia, Orotta National Referral Hospital, Asmara, Eritrea, Tel: 002917292695; E-mail: Keywords: Contraception; Factors; Maternity; Orotta; Eritrea https://www.peertechz.com