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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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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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Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 There are few latest researches about induced abortion in China. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of induced abortion and the related factors, thereby helping make targeted policies and measures to promote women's health.
Liangyu Kang +6 more
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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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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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The role of birthplace and educational attainment on induced abortion inequalities
BMC Public Health, 2017 Background Induced abortion (IA) has shown social inequality related to birthplace and education with higher rates of IAs in immigrant and in less educated women relative to their native and highly educated counterparts.
Yolanda González-Rábago +3 more
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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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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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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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