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Estimates of induced abortion in urban and rural Sri Lanka

Journal of the College of Community Physicians, 2002
Objectives: To estimate the incidence of induced abortion during the year 1998. The present study quantifies for the first time, the extent of the problem of induced abortion in Sri Lanka. Methodology: A survey was conducted among women 15 ~ 49 years old,
L. C. Rajapaksa
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The association and a potential pathway between gender-based violence and induced abortion in Thai Nguyen province, Vietnam [PDF]

Global Health Action, 2012
Background: Gender-based violence (GBV) has profound adverse consequences on women's physical, mental, and reproductive health. Although Vietnam has high rates of induced abortion and GBV, literature examining this relationship is lacking ...
Phuong Hong Nguyen, Son Van Nguyen, Manh Quang Nguyen, Nam Truong Nguyen, Sarah Colleen Keithly, Lan Tran Mai, Loan Thi Thu Luong, Hoa Quynh Pham   +7 more
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Drug Exposure During Pregnancy: A Case-Control Study from a Primary Care Database

Women's Health Reports
Objective: Drug exposure during pregnancy is frequent, even more during first trimester as pregnant women might not be aware of their condition. We used available electronic health records (EHRs) to describe the use of medications during the first ...
Ainhoa Gomez-Lumbreras, Marta Leston Vazquez, Carles Vilaplana-Carnerero, Oriol Prat-Vallverdu, Cristina Vedia, Rosa Morros, Maria Giner-Soriano   +6 more
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Effect of socioeconomic inequalities and contextual factors on induced abortion in Ghana: A Bayesian multilevel analysis.

PLoS ONE, 2020
There is a dearth of information on induced abortion in Ghana, possibly owing to the sensitive nature of the subject. In this study, we examine the effect of socioeconomic and contextual factors on induced abortion in Ghana. This study draws on data from
Samuel H Nyarko, Lloyd Potter
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A systematic review of the research evidence on cross-country features of illegal abortions [PDF]

Health Promotion Perspectives, 2017
Background: There are contrasting debates about abortions and prohibitory regulations posed serious public health challenges especially in underdeveloped and developing countries.
Farideh Aghaei, Abdolreza Shaghaghi, Parvin Sarbakhsh   +2 more
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Induced abortion and psychosexuality

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2000
Little information exists on the impact of induced abortion on psychosexuality. Negative psychological effects and psychiatric complications due to termination of pregnancy seem to be rare. The objective of this study was to review the impact of induced abortion on sexuality and couple relationships. A systematic search of the literature was performed.
F, Bianchi-Demicheli, R, Kulier, E, Perrin, A, Campana   +3 more
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Abortion-related complications in Brazil: results from the World Health Organization Multi-country Survey on Abortion (MCS-A) [PDF]

Cadernos de Saúde Pública
: This study aimed to describe the severity of abortion-related complications, factors associated with complications, the types of management and the experience of care in Brazil.
Nelio Neves Veiga Junior, Luiz Francisco Cintra Baccaro, Adriana Mendonça da Silva Alexandrino, Alexandre Volta Andrade do Nascimento, Camila Tereza Camilo Clerot, Cintya Andreia do Nascimento Santos, Claudia Lucrécia de Matos Silva, Claudio Lucio de Medeiros Albuquerque, Débora Paulo Santos, Demétrio Antonio Gonçalves da S. Gomes, Édson Cunha de Araújo Junior, Elizabete das Chagas Vilanova, Georgina Costa Teixeira, Graciete Helena Nascimento dos Santos, Guilherme Augusto Guerra Avelar, Iara Elce Lopes Barros, Jaqueline Polon Abboud, Jeane Cristina Antas Lins, Joanne Thalita Pereira Silva, Kelma H. Aguiar de Lucena, Lara Wanderley Paes Barbosa, Lia Ferreira Caixeta Barreto de Siqueira, Luciana de Melo Freitas Carneiro, Lucila Nagata, Márcia de Oliveira Pereira Lúcio, Maria Cleane Rodrigues da Silva, Maria da Conceição Ribeiro Simões, Maria Fernanda da Mota Magalhães, Mariana Viana Almeida, Michelle Regina Faria Lira, Nádia Martins de Paula Souza, Rafael Martins Papa, Rafael Ribeiro Matos, Renata Porto Pinheiro, Roberta Souza dos Anjos, Suelen Miranda de Jesus, Tedy Roger Flores Ynturias, Valéria Cristina Gonçalves, Viviane Resende de Abreu Caetano   +38 more
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Cross-country abortion travel to England and Wales: results from a cross-sectional survey exploring people’s experiences crossing borders to obtain care

Reproductive Health, 2021
Plain language summary In Europe, people who live in countries where abortion is severely restricted or illegal altogether lack access to abortion care entirely, but even people who live in countries with more liberal laws face barriers due to ...
Camille Garnsey, Giulia Zanini, Silvia De Zordo, Joanna Mishtal, Alexandra Wollum, Caitlin Gerdts   +5 more
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An Analysis of Patient Safety Events Submitted by Abortion Facilities in Pennsylvania 2017–2019

Patient Safety, 2020
Induced abortion, also called elective abortion, therapeutic abortion, and termination of pregnancy, is widely considered a safe procedure, but complications are known to occur.
Elizabeth Kukielka
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INDUCED ABORTION IN THE NETHERLANDS

Tilburg Law Review, 1999
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