Abortion experience among obstetric patients at Korle-Bu Hospital, Accra, Ghana

Bibliographic Data

ID24078045
AuthorsPeter Lamptey (Family Health International 360), Barbara Janowitz (Family Health International 360), J B Smith (0000-0001-9771-9940, Family Health International 360), Cecil Klufio, Cecil A Klufio (Family Health International 360)
Year1985
Volume17
Issue2
Pages195-203
Publication date1985-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Biosocial Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-9320 • E-ISSN: 1469-7599
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0021932000015649
PMID3997914
OpenAlexW2016180773
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited5

Among obstetric patients with at least one previous pregnancy, over 20% reported having at least one induced abortion. Abortion experience was more common among women at lower gravidities and among women with the highest levels of education, suggesting that abortion is most used to delay the first birth, particularly for young women still at school. This is in contrast to the situation in Latin America where abortion is used most often to limit family size. The proportion of women who reported that they used contraception prior to the pregnancy was low, suggesting that knowledge of attitudes towards and availability of family planning services needs to be improved.

Abortion · Developed country · Developing country · Economic growth · Environmental health · Family medicine · Family planning · Latin Americans · Obstetrics · Political science · Population · Pregnancy · Research methodology · Sociology · Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Reproductive Health and Contraception