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Induced abortion: estimated rates and trends worldwide (2007)
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@MISC{Scd07inducedabortion:,
author = {G Sedgh Scd and S Henshaw Phd and I H Shah Phd and Gilda Sedgh and Stanley Henshaw and Susheela Singh and Elisabeth Åhman and Iqbal H Shah},
title = {Induced abortion: estimated rates and trends worldwide},
year = {2007}
}
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Abstract
Background Information on incidence of induced abortion is crucial for identifying policy and programmatic needs aimed at reducing unintended pregnancy. Because unsafe abortion is a cause of maternal morbidity and mortality, measures of its incidence are also important for monitoring progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5. We present new worldwide estimates of abortion rates and trends and discuss their implications for policies and programmes to reduce unintended pregnancy and unsafe abortion and to increase access to safe abortion. Methods The worldwide and regional incidences of safe abortions in 2003 were calculated by use of reports from offi cial national reporting systems, nationally representative surveys, and published studies. Unsafe abortion rates in 2003 were estimated from hospital data, surveys, and other published studies. Demographic techniques were applied to estimate numbers of abortions and to calculate rates and ratios for 2003. UN estimates of female populations and livebirths were the source for denominators for rates and ratios, respectively. Regions are defi ned according to UN classifi cations. Trends in abortion rates and incidences between 1995 and 2003 are presented.
Keyphrases
unsafe abortion safe abortion unintended pregnancy abortion rate unsafe abortion rate programmatic need maternal morbidity demographic technique progress towards millennium development goal background information regional incidence representative survey induced abortion offi cial national reporting system female population un classifi cation un estimate hospital data present new worldwide estimate
