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The need for integrating family planning and postabortion care in China
Author(s) -
Cheng Yimin,
Xu Xiao,
Xu Juncai,
Wuillaume Françoise,
Zhu Jinliang,
Gibson Diana,
Temmerman Marleen
Publication year - 2008
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/j.ijgo.2008.06.013
Subject(s) - medicine , family planning , abortion , neglect , china , family medicine , developing country , obstetrics , population , gynecology , nursing , pregnancy , research methodology , environmental health , economic growth , biology , political science , law , economics , genetics
Objective To assess the need for integrating postabortion care with family planning services in China. Method We collected data from a clinic‐based study of 24 abortion clinics in 3 large cities in China. Results There was a total of 287 (10.3%) high‐risk abortions among the 2780 respondents, 974 (35%) of whom had had repeated abortions and 48.4% had had 2 abortions within 1 year; 63.7% of the current pregnancies resulted from not using contraceptives; 28.8% and 19.8% of these new pregnancies, respectively, were due to the failure of the rhythm or the withdrawal method; only 9.7% of the respondents consistently used condoms; and only 9.1% could identify the correct time of their first ovulation following an abortion. Conclusion Contraceptive neglect and the high rates of repeated and high‐risk abortions call for the integration of postabortion care with family planning services in China.