Background Insecurely housed women are more vulnerable to physical and mental health
issues than the general population, making access to a safe abortion more difficult. Though …

Background A negative attitude towards abortion among health care providers providing
abortion services could be an obstacle even under a law, which permits abortion on request …

Background: Each year, throughout the world, approximately 210 million women became
pregnant and around one in 10 pregnancies end in an unsafe abortion. The interventions to …

In Ethiopia, abortion is illegal except in cases where the mother's and fetal life is in danger.
As such, little is known about safe abortion. This study aimed to assess proportion of safe …

Background: Unsafe abortion continues to be a major public health problem especially in
the developing world. Despite abortion being legally available under several circumstances …

Background Unsafe abortion remains a reality for many Ethiopian women and will remain so
until safe abortion is more accessible across the country. The house of representatives of …

Background About 210 million women become pregnant per year, with one out of every ten
pregnancies terminating unsafely worldwide. In developing countries, unsafe induced …

Background Ethiopia has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in the world (420 per
100,000 live births in 2013), and unsafe abortion continues to be one of the major causes …

Background Unsafe abortion accounts for nearly 60% of all gynecologic admissions and
almost 30% of all obstetric and gynecologic admissions. Studies on abortion in Ethiopia …

Background Unsafe abortion, even though it is preventable, remains a significant cause of
mortality and morbidity among women in the developing world. It has always been a …