Trends of abortion complications in a transition of abortion law revisions in Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Yirgu Gebrehiwot,
Tippawan Liabsuetrakul
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1741-3850
pISSN - 1741-3842
DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdn068
Subject(s) - abortion , medicine , legalization , abortion law , case fatality rate , obstetrics , demography , logistic regression , medical abortion , misoprostol , family planning , pregnancy , environmental health , population , psychiatry , research methodology , genetics , sociology , biology
Evidence from developed countries has shown that abortion-related mortality and morbidity has decreased with the liberalization of the abortion law. This study aimed to assess the trend of hospital-based abortion complications during the transition of legalization in Ethiopia in May 2005.
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