Association between perceived social support and induced abortion: A study in maternal health centers in Lima, Peru. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 This study aimed to assess the association between perceived social support and induced abortion among young women in Lima, Peru. In addition, prevalence and incidence of induced abortion was estimated.A cross-sectional study enrolling women aged 18-25 ...
Luis E Sánchez-Siancas +3 more
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Attitudes towards induced abortion among gynecologists in Kurdistan region of Iraq [PDF]
BMC Women's Health, 2023 Background Unsafe abortion is a major contributor to maternal morbidity and mortality in countries where induced abortion is restricted. In Kurdistan Region of Iraq, induced abortion is strictly forbidden except for life-threatening situations ...
Gashaw Khalid +4 more
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Willingness to perform induced abortion and associated factors among graduating midwifery, medical, nursing, and public health officer students of University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia: institution based cross sectional study [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020 Background In developing countries, abortion is often unsafe and a significant cause of maternal morbidity and mortality accounting for about 8% (4.7–13.2%) of maternal mortality worldwide.
Mihretu Molla Enyew
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Prevalence and determinants of repeat induced abortion in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 Introduction: Repeat-induced abortion is the termination of pregnancy for more than one time using drugs or surgical intervention before the fetus reaches the age of viability. This study aimed to estimate the pooled prevalence of repeat-induced abortion
Kenbon Seyoum, Sheleme Mengistu
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Induced abortions among Chinese adolescent girls [PDF]
BMC Women's Health, 2023 Background Induced abortion among adolescent girls is a global public health issue and a serious challenge in China, but still remains under-examined. We aimed to examine the overall trend and characteristics of induced abortions among Chinese adolescent
Tian Wang, Lei Si, Quanbao Jiang
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The Back Alley Revisited: Sepsis after Attempted Self-Induced Abortion
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2009 While unsafe abortions have become rare in the United States, the practice persists. We present a 24-year-old female with a 21-week twin gestation who presented to the emergency department with complications of an attempted self-induced abortion.
Saultes, Teresa A +2 more
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Determinants of unintended pregnancy and induced abortion among adolescent women in Ethiopia: Evidence from multilevel mixed-effects decomposition analysis of 2000-2016 Ethiopian demographic and health survey data. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackgroundAdolescents are highly at risk of unintended pregnancy due to physiological, sexual, social and psychological growth. The pregnancy may end with early childbirth, induced abortion and its complications.
Tiruwork Amare +2 more
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Individual and community-level factors associated with repeat induced abortion among women in Ghana: a multivariable complex sample logistic regression analysis of 2017 Ghana maternal health survey [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBackground Repeat induced abortion is a serious public health issue that has been linked to adverse maternal health outcomes. However, knowledge about repeat induced abortion and its associated factors among reproductive age women in Ghana is very scarce.
Isaac Yeboah +4 more
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BMC Women's Health, 2022 Background Although there are more than 10 million induced abortions per year in China, there are few comprehensive, systematic, and characteristic-based data on induced abortions among Chinese women.
Tian Wang, Quanbao Jiang
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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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