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Unsafe Abortion- A Tragic Saga of Maternal Suffering

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2010
INTRODUCTION: Unsafe abortion is a significant cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in developing countries despite provision of adequate care and legalization of abortion.
M C Regmi, P Rijal, S S Subedi, D Uprety, B Budathoki, A Agrawal   +5 more
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Predictors of Unsafe Induced Abortion among Women in Ghana

Journal of Pregnancy, 2019
Background. Unsafe induced abortion is a major contributor to maternal morbidity and mortality in Ghana. Objective. This study aimed to explore the predictors of unsafe induced abortion among women in Ghana. Methods.
Michael Boah, Stephen Bordotsiah, Saadogrmeh Kuurdong   +2 more
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Global Consequences of Unsafe Abortion [PDF]

Women's Health, 2010
Unsafe abortion is a significant cause of death and ill health in women in the developing world. A substantial body of research on these consequences exists, although studies are of variable quality. However, unsafe abortion has a number of other significant consequences that are much less widely recognized.
Susheela Singh
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Prevalence and factors associated with abortion and unsafe abortion in Nepal: a nationwide cross-sectional study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018
Background Abortion is one of the leading causes of maternal death in low- and middle-income countries. In Nepal, abortion is reported to be the third leading cause of maternal death.
Abinath Yogi, Prakash K.C, Subas Neupane
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Safe abortion – Still a neglected scenario: A study of septic abortions in a tertiary hospital of Rural India [PDF]

Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 2010
Background and Aims: In spite abortion has been legalized in India over three decades, unsafe abortion continues to be a significant contributor of maternal mortality and morbidity.
Shritanu Bhattacharya, Gautam Mukherjee, Pallab Mistri, Shyamapada Pati   +3 more
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Utilization of abortion services from an unsafe provider and associated factors among women with history of induced abortion in Ghana

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022
Background In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), numerous studies have examined women’s choice of abortion methods and services using hospital-based data, community-based surveys and nationally representative data.
Desmond Klu, Isaac Yeboah, Esinam Afi Kayi, Joshua Okyere, Mary Naana Essiaw   +4 more
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Preventing death following unsafe abortion: a case series from urban UgandaAJOG Global Reports at a Glance

AJOG Global Reports, 2022
BACKGROUND: Maternal deaths from unsafe abortion continue to occur globally, with particularly high rates in Sub-Saharan Africa where most abortions are classified as unsafe.
Imelda Namagembe, MD, Annettee Nakimuli, MD, PhD, Josephat Byamugisha, PhD, Ashley Moffett, MB BChir, PhD, Abigail Aiken, MB BChir, PhD, Catherine Aiken, MB BChir, PhD   +5 more
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Unsafe abortion in Nigeria [PDF]

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care, 2007
Each minute of every day nearly 40 women undergo dangerous unsafe abortions. These unsafe abortions are often performed by unskilled providers or under unhygienic condition or both. Estimates based on figures for 2000 indicate that 19 million unsafe abortions take place each year and an estimated 681000 women die as consequences of unsafe abortion and ...
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Examining the rural-urban divide in predisposing, enabling, and need factors of unsafe abortion in India using Andersen’s behavioral model

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background The prevalence of unsafe abortions significantly varies with geography; therefore, more research is needed to understand the rural-urban differences in unsafe abortion practices in India.
Margubur Rahaman, Puja Das, Pradip Chouhan, Kailash Chandra Das, Avijit Roy, Nanigopal Kapasia   +5 more
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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.
Gilyoma Japhet M, Mabula D Mchembe, Massinde Anthony, Kihunrwa, Albert, Alphonce B Chandika, Gilyoma, Japhet M, Chandika Alphonce B, Chalya, Phillipo L, McHembe, Mabula D, Phillipo L Chalya, Chalya Phillipo L, Kihunrwa Albert, Joseph B Mabula, Mchembe Mabula D, Anthony Massinde, Chandika, Alphonce B, Massinde, Anthony, Albert Kihunrwa, Japhet M Gilyoma, Mabula, Joseph B, Mabula Joseph B   +20 more
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