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Comparative effectiveness, safety and acceptability of medical abortion at home and in a clinic: a systematic review. [PDF]
, 2011 OBJECTIVE: To compare medical abortion practised at home and in clinics in terms of effectiveness, safety and acceptability. METHODS: A systematic search for randomized controlled trials and prospective cohort studies comparing home-based and clinic ...
Free, Caroline +7 more
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BMC Women's Health, 2022 Background Unsafe abortions contribute to maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide, with disproportionate impacts in lower-income countries. Identifying factors associated with an elevated risk of experiencing an abortion under the most unsafe ...
Selena Anjur-Dietrich +6 more
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Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 2022 Abortion is common in Indonesia, with 79% being unsafe. Unsafe abortion is one of the top five causes of maternal deaths globally. Meanwhile, in Indonesia, the maternal mortality rate (MMR) is still high, with up to 30% of it being related to unsafe ...
Putri Widi Saraswati +1 more
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Uterine Perforation as a Complication After Unsafe Abortion: Serial Case [PDF]
, 2022 The demand for abortion and the incidence of unsafe abortion are still very high. About 45% of all abortions worldwide are unsafe abortions. Unsafe abortion is still a public health problem and one of the causes of maternal morbidity and mortality.
Darmayasa, I Made +1 more
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Accuracy of assessment of eligibility for early medical abortion by community health workers in Ethiopia, India and South Africa [PDF]
, 2016 To assess the accuracy of assessment of eligibility for early medical abortion by community health workers using a simple checklist toolkit.; Diagnostic accuracy study.; Ethiopia, India and South Africa.; Two hundred seventeen women in Ethiopia, 258 in ...
Sen, Swapnaleen +32 more
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Temporal trends and spatial distribution of unsafe abortion in Brazil, 1996-2012
Revista de Saúde Pública, 2014 OBJECTIVE To analyze temporal trends and distribution patterns of unsafe abortion in Brazil. METHODS Ecological study based on records of hospital admissions of women due to abortion in Brazil between 1996 and 2012, obtained from the Hospital ...
Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo +6 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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Post-abortion Complications: A Narrative Review for Emergency Clinicians
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2022 An abortion is a procedure defined by termination of pregnancy, most commonly performed in the first or second trimester. There are several means of classification, but the most important includes whether the abortion was maternally “safe” (performed in ...
Rachel E. Bridwell +3 more
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Abortion services in South Africa : challenges and barriers to safe abortion care : health care providers' perspectives [PDF]
, 2010 Includes bibliographical references (leaves 199-213).Unsafe abortion is a preventable phenomenon and continues to be a major public health problem in many countries especially in the developing world.
Harries, Jane
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PLoS ONE, 2022 This study aims to estimate induced abortion incidence and safety in Burkina Faso using direct and indirect methods, overall and by women's background characteristics.
Suzanne O Bell +6 more
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