Open AccessSocio-clinical profile of married women with history of induced abortion: A community-based cross-sectional study in a rural area
Author(s) -
Sumitra Pattanaik,
Lipilekha Patnaik,
Arpita Subhadarshini,
Trilochan Sahu
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.214967
Subject(s) - medicine , abortion , unsafe abortion , cross sectional study , referral , pregnancy , poverty , medical abortion , family medicine , obstetrics , family planning , environmental health , population , misoprostol , economic growth , research methodology , genetics , pathology , economics , biology
Induced abortion contributes significantly to maternal mortality in developing countries yet women still seek repeat induced abortion in spite of the availability of contraceptive services.