Conveners
Oral CAC: Scientific Session 1 - Comprehensive Abortion Care
- Pebalo pebolo
- Aciro Harriet
Description
Oral Presentation Comprehensive Abortion Care
Background
Safe abortion services are an integral component of reproductive health services in which midwives play an essential role in delivering secure and comprehensive abortion care (CAC). CAC is an intervention integrated into the midwifery curriculum as its provision is fundamental to improving women's health and wellbeing. This aspect includes providing appropriate information,...
Health System Barriers Affecting Provision of Comprehensive Abortion Care in Pastoralist Communities of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia
Tolasa Yadate1*, Abel Negussie2, Finina Abebe3, Chala Damena4, Menen Tsegaw5, Niguse Tadele6, Yohannis Addisu1, Yonas Abebe7, Assefa Seme8
1School of Public Health, College of Health Science and Medicine, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia
2School of Public...
Background: Induced abortion is termination of pregnancy intentionally and estimated 44 million induced abortions take place annually globally. Abortion-related complications contribute to preventable maternal mortality and morbidity especially if it is unsafe, accounting for 9.8% of maternal deaths globally, and 15.6% of maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Women should have access,...
Background: Medical abortion using mifepristone and misoprostol is considered safe for use up to nine weeks of gestation, whether administered in clinical settings or self-managed at home. However, evidence on the effectiveness of self-administration, especially in the late first trimester and in low-income settings such as Ethiopia, remains limited. In countries like Ethiopia, self-managed...
Backgroung. Unsafe abortions constitute a public health problem. It’s one of the causes of maternal mortality in the world and particularly in developing countries. Despite the progress made, maternal mortality remains high in Cameroon. The scarcity and disparity of data on abortions leads to a lack of strong evidence to advocate to decision-makers on the extent of the problems associated with...
Introduction: Over 60% of unplanned pregnancies end up in abortion, and estimated 45% of these abortions are Unsafe contributing for 13% of all maternal death globally. The study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with unsafe abortion among married women admitted on gynecological ward at Lira Regional Referral Hospital (LRRH) a public facility in Lira City Northern...
