… provided for estimating the numbers of illegal abortions being … In less developed countries,
however, researchers consider … ) and in the private sector).13 For the year 1981, for example, …

… The majority (98 %) of these occur in developing countries [1]… of hospitalization due to
unsafe abortion worldwide [13]. … Results from the current study suggest unsafe abortion uses …

… estimated five million women from less developed countries … is a key proximate cause of
maternal mortality in Ghana [13, 14]. … since results in this study shows inadequate knowledge of …

… Globally, an estimated 13% of all maternal deaths result from … of maternal mortality in
developing countries. Such deaths … of complications resulting from unsafe abortions and …

… times higher than safe abortion, and accounts for 13% of all … varying baseline estimates and
assumptions on our results. Analyses … in other developing countries for the various abortion …

… WHO estimation, each year about 44 million induced abortions … approximately leading to 13
% of maternal mortality (3, 4). … %) of unsafe abortions occur in developing countries with low …

… a comparison of surgical and medical methods of abortion after 13 weeks of gestation in a few
small … It is estimated that 98% of these unsafe abortions occur in the developing world [44]. …

… The estimated number of unsafe abortions for the previous … regimen for inducing abortion
from 10±13 weeks of pregnancy. … in developing countries, being responsible for an estimated …

… year 2005, and unsafe abortion was estimated to account for … Twenty-six women underwent
laprotomy for whom 13 … direct evidence from a developing country with high MMR on …

… abortions are performed every year and studies estimate that 20-… The mean age was
26.4 years (range 13-45 years), and … are being performed safely and effectively Our results …