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The protective effect of combined oral contraceptive (COC) use against the development of primary ovarian cancer is well-established. However, little is known about the potential prognostic benefit of COC use among patients already diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the association of COC use on ovarian cancer survival in oncology centers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A hospital-based, retrospective cohort study was conducted among a total of 436 ovarian cancer patients, comprising 109 COC users and 327 non-users. Kaplan\u2013Meier survival curves and the log-rank test were used to assess differences in overall survival. The incidence density rate of mortality was calculated for each group. The effect of COC use on time to death following an ovarian cancer diagnosis was estimated using Cox proportional hazards regression, with a significance level of 5%.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The mortality incidence density rate among ovarian cancer patients with prior COC use was 5.55 per 1,000 person-years (95% CI: 3.69\u20138.35), compared with 13.95 per 1,000 person-years (95% CI: 11.89\u201316.35) among non-users. The 5-year overall survival rate was higher among COC users (66.18%; 95% CI: 53.07\u201376.41) than among non-users (37.65%; 95% CI: 31.26\u201344.01). The median overall survival time for the cohort was 49.80 months. After adjustment for potential confounders, prior COC use was associated with a lower hazard of mortality compared with non-use (adjusted hazard ratio [AHR] = 0.37; 95% CI: 0.24\u20130.59).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In the present study, prior COC use was associated with improved overall survival among women diagnosed with ovarian cancer. 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