OBJECTIVE: To assess the knowledge and perceptions about the new abortion law in
Rwanda among health professionals and clients seeking abortion services. METHODS: This …

This study investigated the healthcare provider's knowledge and attitudes towards induced
abortion in Rwanda. A total of 152 healthcare providers from six public hospitals in Kigali city …

BACKGROUND: Various countries have ratified the law declaring that safe abortion is a
fundamental women's right. Rwanda has expanded legal grounds for abortion in Law n …

Objective Rwanda amended its abortions law in 2012 to allow for induced abortion under
certain circumstances. We explore how Rwandan health care providers (HCP) understand …

Introduction: Complications of unsafe abortion are public health issue and account for 13%
of maternal mortalities globally. Maternal mortality in Rwanda remains high at 203/100,000 …

One in four pregnancies worldwide is voluntarily terminated. Approximately 20 million
terminations are performed under unsafe conditions, mostly in developing countries with …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Various countries have ratified the law declaring that safe
abortion is a fundamental women's right. Rwanda has expanded legal grounds for abortion …

Background: Abortion has been for longtime the most mediatized political and psychosocial
debate specifically its legalization. Attitudes differ from culture to culture and from state to …

Abortion is the knowing destruction of the life of an unborn child in the womb other than for
the principal purpose of producing a life birth or removal of a dead tissue. The Nigeria law …

Objectives: To determine the attitude and perception of women with abortion-related
complications toward the provision of safe abortion services, their sociodemographic …