Abortion Incidence and Postabortion Care in Rwanda
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10795290 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paulin Basinga, Alison M Moore (0000-0002-6914-1974, corresponding author), Ann M Moore, Susheela Singh (0000-0001-9108-6206), Susheela D Singh, Elizabeth E Carlin, Elizabeth Carlin (0000-0002-5635-6239, Ministry of Health), Francine Birungi (0000-0002-3911-6719), Fidèle Ngabo (0000-0002-2565-7522) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 11-20 |
| Publication date | 2012-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Family Planning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0039-3665 • E-ISSN: 1728-4465 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2012.00298.x |
| PMID | 23185868 |
| OpenAlex | W2110360115 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 7 |
Abortion is illegal in Rwanda except when necessary to protect a woman's physical health or to save her life. Many women in Rwanda obtain unsafe abortions, and some experience health complications as a result. To estimate the incidence of induced abortion, we conducted a national sample survey of health facilities that provide postabortion care and a purposive sample survey of key informants knowledgeable about abortion conditions. We found that more than 16,700 women received care for complications resulting from induced abortion in Rwanda in 2009, or 7 per 1,000 women aged 15–44. Approximately 40 percent of abortions are estimated to lead to complications requiring treatment, but about a third of those who experienced a complication did not obtain treatment. Nationally, the estimated induced abortion rate is 25 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15–44, or approximately 60,000 abortions annually. An urgent need exists in Rwanda to address unmet need for contraception, to strengthen family planning services, to broaden access to legal abortion, and to improve postabortion care
Abortion · Developing country · Economic growth · Environmental health · Family medicine · Family planning · Health care · Incidence (geometry · Obstetrics · Population · Pregnancy · Research methodology · Unsafe abortion · Vacuum aspiration · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Reproductive Health and Contraception
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A critical review of sanctioned knowledge production concerning abortion in Africa
Impact of health systems strengthening on coverage of maternal health services in Rwanda, 2000–2010
Ugandan opinion-leaders’ knowledge and perceptions of unsafe abortion
The cost of post-abortion care in developing countries
The health system cost of post-abortion care in Rwanda
Estimating Abortion Incidence
When 'Bright Futures' Fade
Estimating abortion incidence using the network scale-up method
Advocating for safe abortion in Rwanda
The Recent Fertility Transition in Rwanda
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2012 - 2021 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |