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Repeated induced abortion among women seeking abortion care services in public health facilities in Harar town, Eastern Ethiopia [PDF]
Scientific ReportsRepeated induced abortion is a major public health problem that affects an estimated 56 million women worldwide and more than half a million women in Ethiopia each year. There is a scarcity of information on the level of repeated induced abortion and its
Andualem Mustefa +4 more
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Determinants of repeat miscarriage among adult women of reproductive age in Guanggu, Wuhan, China [PDF]
BMC Women's HealthBackground and Objective Unintended pregnancy leading to induced abortion is a significant public health concern affecting women’s reproductive health globally.
Jing-Quan Lu +8 more
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Human Reproduction, 2017 Abortion is common. Data on abortion rates are inexact but can be used to explore trends. Globally, the estimated rate in the period 2010-2014 was 35 abortions per 1000 women (aged 15-44 years), five points less than the rate of 40 for the period 1990-1994.
S. Cameron +12 more
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The Professional Medical Journal, 2014 Objective: To determine the frequency and types of various complications and in-- hospital maternal outcome in induced abortion. Study design: An observational descriptive study. Place and Duration: Islam Medical College Sialkot, from January 2011 to January 2013.
Uzma Asif, Asma Mudassir, Salma Zaman
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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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Bowel Perforation Secondary to Illegally Induced Abortion: a Tertiary Hospital Experience in Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2012 Bowel perforation though rarely reported is a serious complication of induced abortion, which is often performed illegally by persons without any medical training in developing countries.
Chalya, Phillipo L +6 more
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Philippine Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2022 INTRODUCTION: Unsafe abortion is one of the major medical and public health problems in developing countries. However, there is a lack of up-to-date and reliable information on induced abortion distribution and its determinant factors in the country ...
Genevieve A. Vista, Helen V. Madamba
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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 +7 more
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Post abortion family planning counseling as a tool to increase contraception use [PDF]
, 2009 Background: To describe the impact of the post-abortion family planning counseling in bringing about the contraceptive usage in women who had induced abortion in a family planning clinic.
Ali Ceylan +24 more
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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 +2 more
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