PMID: 11320760Apr 26, 2001Paper

Illegal abortions in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

East African Medical Journal
E TadesseZ Hawaz

Abstract

To identify the primary abortionist while the patient is in the hospital; to determine the type of materials used to terminate the pregnancy; to determine the number of attempts made to terminate the index pregnancy and; to characterise women with induced abortions at five hospitals in the City of Addis Ababa. Cross-sectional hospital-based descriptive multi-centre (WHO) study. Addis Ababa University, Faculty of Medicine. All cases of abortions admitted to the study hospitals at five hospitals with obstetric and gynaecologic services. Identification of the primary abortionist, the places where abortion is carried out, the number of attempts made to terminate the index pregnancy and the materials used to terminate the pregnancy and reasons for terminating the pregnancy. A total of 2275 cases of abortion had been identified and managed in the five study hospitals. The study demonstrated that 984 (43.3%) were spontaneous abortions. Of the 1290 illicit or unsafe abortions admitted by the patients (certainly induced) in 455 (35.3%) of the abortions were performed by the health assistants, 366 (28.3%) self-induced, and 306 (23.7%) by cleaners working in the operation theatres. In 744 (60%) of the abortion procedures were carried out ...Continue Reading

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Jul 16, 2003·Journal of Ethnopharmacology·Teferi Gedif, Heinz-Jürgen Hahn
Oct 9, 2002·Reproductive Health Matters·Boniface A Oye-AdeniranSteve N N Nnatu
Aug 13, 2010·Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine·Biruktayet AssefaChristine Buchmann
Apr 30, 2008·Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine·Ermias LulekalHaile Yineger

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