ÿþO mo - A ghoja 4 P roud 4 4 3 - 4 4 9 . cdr Page 1 443 INTRODUCTION , . Unsafe
abortion continues to be a major public health issue that evokes social, cultural and …

As part of efforts to achieve Millennium Development Goal 5–to reduce maternal mortality by
75% and achieve universal access to reproductive health by 2015–the Malawi Ministry of …

PIP: This paper describes the findings of a prospective study of women presenting with a
request for termination of pregnancy with the diagnosis of abortion complications at the …

Abstract The Commonwealth Regional Health Community Secretariat undertook a study in
1994 to document the magnitude of abortion complications in Commonwealth member …

Background To inform improvements in safe abortion and post-abortion family planning
(PAFP) services, this study aimed to explore the pathways, decision-making, experiences …

Unsafe abortion in Sudan results in significant morbidity and mortality. This study of
treatment for complications of unsafe abortion in five hospitals in Khartoum, Sudan, included …

Globally, 19 million women are estimated to undergo unsafe abortions each year. Age
patterns of unsafe abortion are critical for tailoring effective interventions to prevent unsafe …

Background Over 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 …

Objective To assess the need for post‐abortion contraception and to determine if women
who had an unsafe abortion will use a contraceptive method to avoid repeated unwanted …

METHODS: The Abortion Incidence Complications Methodology was used to estimate levels
of induced abortion in Malawi in 2009. Data on provision of postabortion care were collected …