Background: Eastern African region has one of the highest rates of unsafe abortion in the world,rnwith unsafe abortion responsible for an estimated mortality rate of 18%. Ethiopia has the fifthrnhighest number of maternal deaths in the world: one in 27 women die from complications ofrnpregnancy or childbirth annually. Several risk factors contribute to the increasing rate of inducedrnabortion and its complication including restrictive laws, inadequate awareness level and numberrnof previous spontaneous abortion, the type and pattern of these risk factors varies in differentrnparts of the country. rnObjective: To assess the magnitude of induced abortion and associated risk factors in Sebetarntown, central Ethiopia. rnMethod: A health facility based, cross sectional quantitative study was conducted in the selectedrngovernment health center and medium private clinics in Sebeta town between December2020 tornFebruary 2021. A total of 445 women were enrolled in this study. A purposive andrnsystematic/interval sampling technique was used to select Health institute and study participantsrnrespectively. Data was collected using a standardized questioner and skilled personnel to ensurerndata quality and entry and analysis were then conducted using SPSS, version 20 rnResult: In this study, the prevalence of induced abortion was 44%. Risk factors including singlernwomen [AOR=3.12, 95% CI (1.72, 5.65)] , women who had not attended sexual educationrn[AOR= 3.76, 95% CI (2.30, 6.14)],women who are literate [AOR=4.79, 95% CI (1.88, 12.19)],rnbeing daily laborers [AOR= 2.014, 95% CI (1.04,3.89)], those in age group25-29 yearrn[AOR=2.29, 95% CI (1.13, 4.64)] and being urban resident [AOR=2.46, 95% CI (1.44, 4.21)]rnwere significantly associated with committing induced abortion. rnrnConclusion and recommendation: The prevalence of induced abortion is in Sebeta Town isrnhigher than that of the national average in Ethiopia. Lack of exposure to information on sexualrneducation and being in early age urban residence had higher experience of abortion that needsrntargeted intervention. Sexual health education should be provided for women in reproductive agerngroup particularly in urban areas of Sebeta Town focusing on unmarried and adolescents.