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Pregnancy termination: Results of a community‐based study in Lagos, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Olukoya A.A.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(87)90182-2
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , abortion , obstetrics , pregnancy , induced abortions , gynecology , environmental health , family planning , population , research methodology , physics , biology , optics , genetics
A community survey in the Shomolu area of Lagos Nigeria showed the incidence of induced abortion to be 5.6%. Most of the abortions were carried out under medical supervision, using a combination of methods. Reasons for the abortions suggest that many were carried out on pregnancies that could have been prevented.