| A comparison of women with induced abortion, spontaneous abortion and ectopic pregnancy in Ghana. | |
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PMID: 21664516 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Despite having one of the most liberal abortion laws in sub-Saharan Africa, complications from induced abortion are the second leading cause of maternal mortality in Ghana. STUDY DESIGN: The sample is composed of patients with pregnancy termination complications in Ghana between June and July 2008. The majority of patients report having had a spontaneous abortion (75%; n=439), while 17% (n=100) and 8% (n=46) report having had an induced abortion or an ectopic pregnancy, respectively. Factors associated with women in each of the three groups were explored using multinomial logistic regression. RESULTS: When compared to women with spontaneous abortions, women with induced abortions were younger, poorer, more likely to report no religious affiliation, less likely to be married, more likely to report making the household decisions and more likely to fail to disclose this pregnancy to their partners. Within the induced abortion subsample, failure to disclose the most recent pregnancy was associated with already having children and autonomous household decision making. CONCLUSION: Identifying the individual and relationship characteristics of induced abortion patients is the first step toward targeted policies and programs aimed at reducing unsafe abortion in Ghana. |
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Authors:
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Hilary M Schwandt; Andreea A Creanga; Kwabena A Danso; Richard M K Adanu; Tsiri Agbenyega; Michelle J Hindin |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-12-03 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Contraception Volume: 84 ISSN: 1879-0518 ISO Abbreviation: Contraception Publication Date: 2011 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-06-13 Completed Date: 2011-10-24 Revised Date: 2012-06-12 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0234361 Medline TA: Contraception Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 87-93 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. hschwand@jhsph.edu |
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Abortion, Induced
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adverse effects*,
psychology,
statistics & numerical data Abortion, Spontaneous / epidemiology* Adolescent Adult Decision Making* Family Characteristics Female Ghana / epidemiology Hospitals, Teaching Humans Logistic Models Middle Aged Pregnancy Pregnancy, Ectopic / epidemiology* Young Adult |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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R24 HD042854-09/HD/NICHD NIH HHS |
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