PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS OF ABORTION AMONG WOMEN IN KSA: A CROSS- SECTIONAL STUDY

Objective:To investigate the prevalence of abortion among women in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and to identify the associated risk factors contributing to its occurrence.

Methods:This research will employ a cross-sectional study design to gather data on the prevalence of abortion and its associated risk factors among women in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). A cross-sectional approach allows for collecting data from a diverse population at a single point in time.

Results:The study included 242 participants. The most frequent weight among them was 51-65 kg (n= 81, 33.5%) followed by 66-75 kg (n= 75, 31%). The most frequent height among study participants was 1.51-1.60 m (n= 144, 59.5%) followed by 1.61-1.70 m (n= 59, 24.4%). The most frequent educational level among study participants was university (n= 195, 80.6%) followed by school (n= 40, 16.5%). Participants were asked about their relatives with their husbands. The most frequent was no (n= 160, 66.1%) followed by yes (n= 82, 33.9%). Diagnosis of abortion among study participants with most of them had Missed (n= 77, 31.8%) followed by Incomplete (n= 55, 22.7%), and the least was Induced (n= 9, 3.7%). The number of pregnancy follow-ups was average among most of the participants more than 4 visits(n= 159, 65.7%) and 1-3 visits 60 participants (24.8%) at the least no visits were 23 participants (9.5%).

Conclusion: Study results showed that most of the study participants are university educational level. Most of them dont smoke and dont do passive smoking. Most of the study participants are Obesity according to their BMI. In addition, most of study participants had good social connection.