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Trends in induced abortion among Nordic women aged 40-44 years
Reproductive Health, 2011 Objectives Women aged 40-44 years in 2005 ought to have been subjected to much more influence on attitudes and knowledge on contraceptive methods during their fertile period than women who were in the same age span in 1975 when the abortion laws were ...
Sydsjö Adam +3 more
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Rates of induced abortion in Denmark according to age, previous births and previous abortions [PDF]
Background: Whereas the effects of various socio-demographic determinants on a woman’s risk of having an abortion are relatively well-documented, less attention has been given to the effect of previous abortions and births. Objective: To study the effect
Ditte Mølgaard-Nielsen +3 more
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Demand for abortion and post abortion care in Ibadan, Nigeria [PDF]
, 2014 Background: While induced abortion is considered to be illegal and socially unacceptable in Nigeria, it is still practiced by many women in the country. Poor family planning and unsafe abortion practices have daunting effects on maternal health.
Awoyemi, Bosede O., Novignon, Jacob
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Factors associated with repeat induced abortion in Kenya
BMC Public Health, 2015 BackgroundOver six million induced abortions were reported in Africa in 2008 with over two million induced abortions occurring in Eastern Africa. Although a significant proportion of women in the region procure more than one abortion during their ...
B. Maina, Michael M. Mutua, E. Sidze
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Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis, EarlyView.Abstract Exposure levels without appreciable human health risk may be determined by dividing a point of departure on a dose–response curve (e.g., benchmark dose) by a composite adjustment factor (AF). An “effect severity” AF (ESAF) is employed in some regulatory contexts.
Barbara L. Parsons +17 more
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Attitude of Reproductive Age Women towards Factors Affecting Induced Abortion in Hamedan, Iran [PDF]
Journal of Midwifery & Reproductive Health, 2016 Background & aim: Abortion is the third leading cause of maternal mortality. The attitude of women towards abortion is one of the most important factors involved in this issue.
Seyede Zahra Masoumi +4 more
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Denial of abortion in legal settings. [PDF]
, 2014 BackgroundFactors such as poverty, stigma, lack of knowledge about the legal status of abortion, and geographical distance from a provider may prevent women from accessing safe abortion services, even where abortion is legal.
DePiñeres, Teresa +7 more
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Critical Evaluation of Methods for the Identification of Aneugens
Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The genotoxic potential of chemicals must be evaluated in regulatory safety assessment settings, including but not limited to, the development of new pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals, food and cosmetic ingredients, and agrochemicals. Initial assessment of the chromosome‐damaging potential of chemicals is often conducted in mammalian cells
Xiaowen Sun +8 more
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Which outcomes do women expect to achieve after undergoing induced abortion
Electronic Physician, 2017 Introduction: Unsafe abortion is one of the most important health problems in many countries. Because of legal and moral issues, abortion is one of the most sensitive decisions.
Sedigheh Nouhjah +3 more
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Induced abortion among Brazilian female sex workers: a qualitative study.
Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, 2015 Prostitutes are vulnerable to unplanned pregnancies and abortions. In Brazil, abortion is a crime and there is no data about unsafe abortions for this population.
A. Madeiro, D. Diniz
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