Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2020 Background: Nepal government has legalized abortion and approved both medical abortion and manual vacuum aspiration for first trimester pregnancy. However, there is inadequate evidence in our setup to comment on the acceptability and complications of ...
Kanti Prabha Giri, Ganesh Dangal
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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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Medical students' attitudes toward abortion education: Malaysian perspective. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BackgroundAbortion is a serious public health issue, and it poses high risks to the health and life of women. Yet safe abortion services are not readily available because few doctors are trained to provide such services.
Nai-peng Tey +7 more
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Improving access to safe abortion in a rural primary care setting in India: experience of a service delivery intervention [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Abortion services were legalized in India in 1972, however, the access to safe abortion services is restricted, especially in rural areas.
Kirti Iyengar, Sharad D. Iyengar
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A pilot study on the use of letrozole with either misoprostol or mifepristone for termination of pregnancy up to 63 days [PDF]
, 2011 Background: Letrozole is a third-generation selective aromatase inhibitor. Animal data suggested that it might be useful in medical abortion. We performed two pilot studies to assess the feasibility of using letrozole in combination with either ...
Ho, PC +4 more
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The potential of medical abortion to reduce maternal mortality in Africa: what benefits for Tanzania and Ethiopia? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 Unsafe abortion is estimated to account for 13% of maternal mortality globally. Medical abortion is a safe alternative.By estimating mortality risks for unsafe and medical abortion and childbirth for Tanzania and Ethiopia, we modelled changes in maternal
Rebecca F Baggaley +2 more
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Can community health workers play a greater role in increasing access to medical abortion services? A qualitative study [PDF]
, 2017 Despite being legally available in India since 1971, barriers to safe and legal abortion remain, and unsafe and/or illegal abortion continues to be a problem.
Ganatra, Bela +4 more
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Reproductive Health, 2019 Background Although Nepal legalised abortion in 2002, a significant number of women continue to access unsafe abortions. An estimated 60% of all abortions performed in 2014 were unsafe, with unsafe abortion continuing to be a leading contributor to ...
Claire Rogers +3 more
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Increasing access to medical abortion [PDF]
, 2012 Introduction: Unsafe abortion kills approximately 47000 women per year. However, women in high resource settings may also have difficulties in accessing safe abortion facilities due to high cost, a large number of visits required or difficulty in ...
Kopp Kallner, Helena
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Reproductive outcomes following induced abortion : a national register-based cohort study in Scotland [PDF]
, 2012 PMID: 22869092 [PubMed] Free full textPeer ...
Bhattacharya, Siladitya +6 more
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