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Poster presentation Comprehensive Abortion Care
Abstract
Background: The right of every woman to receive protection against unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortions is a non-alienable universal human right. Although several global commitments have been made to uphold these rights, such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health, high global numbers of unwanted...
Background: Realising the abortion care services pathway is crucial in achieving woman-centred care and improving the quality health services. Evidence indicates that lack of respectful care during abortion remains a global challenge to reproductive health and rights. Therefore, this study explored induced abortion care pathways in Addis Ababa health facilities.
Methods: A descriptive...
Background: Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Ethiopia face significant barriers to safe abortion care, influenced by socio-cultural, economic, and structural factors, alongside widespread sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). Using the Social Ecological Model (SEM), this study explores individual, interpersonal, community, institutional, and societal factors influencing abortion...
Background: This qualitative study examines barriers to safe abortion care among women in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in Ethiopia using the Social Ecological Model (SEM).
Methods: Data were collected through in-depth and key informant interviews with displaced women, healthcare providers, community leaders, NGO representatives, and policymakers.
Results: The findings reveal...
CLINICAL, therapeutic and prognostic aspects of clandestine abortion in women of childbearing age in sub-Saharan Africa: a case study of two hospitals in the West region of Cameroon
1 Azankia Djaka Nadia, 123 Fouedjio Jeanne Hortence
1 Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences of the University of Dschang, Cameroon
2 Gynecology-Obstetrics Department of the Central Hospital of Yaoundé,...
BACKGROUND
Common mental disorders (CMDs) are prevalent among women who have had abortions, causing significant physical and psychological pain. These disorders can have a major impact on women's life and the outcomes of therapy, but little is known about how common they are among women who have had abortions in sub-Saharan Africa, especially Ethiopia. The aim of the study was to assess the...
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Background: Ethiopia implemented relatively liberal abortion laws and has developed guidelines to enhance access to comprehensive abortion care, significantly reducing complications from unsafe abortions. However, unsafe abortion remains a major public health issue due to substantial barriers related to health facility readiness, service availability, and health care providers’....
Background
In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), it is estimated that in 2019, approximately 21 million pregnancies occurred annually among teenagers aged 15 to 19, with nearly half of these pregnancies unplanned, resulting in an estimated 12 million births. Gendered cultural norms, societal stigma, and religious opposition often hinder access to contraceptive services for...
Background: In Zambia, despite legalization of abortion in 1972, policy restrictions and social-cultural imposed barriers to women accessing abortion care, including laws that restrict how abortion is provided still exist. Implementing Zambia’s permissive laws into practice has proven difficult. For example, three registered medical professionals need to agree on whether the woman meets the...
Background: Abortion related deaths account for over 75% of all maternal deaths in sub-Saharan Africa. Most abortion-related deaths and complications are preventable by appropriate post abortion care (PAC) services. Referral is critical in the chain of management of women attending PAC. This study aimed to assess factors influencing referral among women attending PAC at two tertiary hospitals...
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Increasing the uptake of family planning methods in post abortum care in the Dschang semi-urban zone (Cameroon)
Fouedjio Jeanne Hortence1,2&4, FouogueTsuala Jovanny2,5&6, Fouelifack Ymele Florent3&4
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Yaoundé 1
2Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Maternal Health, University of Dschang
3 Department of Obstetrics and...
Background: Displaced women face disproportionate reproductive health risks. However, research on the burden of induced abortion in this population is limited. This mixed research, the first among displaced women in Ethiopia, attempts to determine the prevalence and incidence of induced abortion. It also highlights barriers and facilitators to safe abortion access among these women, providing...
Background: Low self-efficacy concerning reproductive healthcare seeking remains a significant concern that can lead women to seek unsafe abortions in developing regions. Perceived self-efficacy, a woman's belief in her ability to act, may play a vital role in navigating barriers to safe abortion. While existing literature has explored the influence of self-efficacy on general healthcare...
Background: Globally, more than 73 million abortions occur annually, and up to 45% of these are incomplete culminating into complications like maternal death. An estimated 21.6 million unintended pregnancies occur each year in Africa; of these, nearly 38% end in abortion, with Sub-Saharan Africa alone contributing 8.0 million. In east Africa, abortion rates have not declined since 1990 and the...
Background: About half of the global burden of unintended pregnancies is reported among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW). We aimed to investigate modern contraceptive knowledge, attitudes, preferences, practices, and barriers among AGYW receiving post-abortion care (PAC) in Northern Uganda, using the socio-ecological model.
Methods: This quantitative cross-sectional study was...
Authors: Simonie Nisengwe23 , Michael Habtu1, Erigene Rutayisire1, ,Domina Asingizwe1, Theoneste Ntakirutimana1
Authors’ affiliation
1 University of Rwanda, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Kigali, Rwanda.
2Global Youth Advisory council
3Plan International Rwanda
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Background: An estimated 25 million unsafe abortions take place every year,...
Background: Repeat abortion is termination of pregnancy done more than one time which is usually a consequence of inadequate contraception and common occurrence among vulnerable groups such as adolescents. It an important public health concern especially in the developing world that increases maternal morbidity and mortality. It might have significant consequences for sexual and reproductive...
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Access to safe abortion is an essential element of international human rights. In the vast majority of developing countries around the world, and particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Numerous abortion-related deaths occur, as do restrictive laws. Legal restrictions, as well as religious prohibitions, amplify the stigma attached to abortion, to such an extent that even when safe and...
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Zambia like other low middle income countries has high rates of women accessing unsafe abortion, despite the supportive legal environment and availability of services. Safe abortion services are provided free of charge in Zambian public hospitals. Barriers to access safe abortion care may exist due to social, cultural and religious beliefs. With these barriers in place, it is not...
However, the situation is more severe in countries in development, particularly in those where abortion laws are stern. Adolescents and young adults are particularly vulnerable, because of limited access to family planning, and their involvement makes the expected impact worse in a context where the population is relatively young. A more adequate evaluation of the impact of complications and...
Background
Unsafe abortion continues to be a significant contributor to maternal morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, with Uganda experiencing substantial health system burdens due to abortion-related complications. Lira Regional Referral Hospital (LRRH), serving a large population in Northern Uganda, records a high number of abortion-related admissions. However, little is known...
Background: The World Health Organization emphasises the importance of prioritising women's health and rights in abortion policies. In 2005, the Ethiopian government revised the legal framework to expand the circumstances under which abortion is legally permitted. This study investigated and described the current policy landscape in Ethiopia in the last two decades.
Methods: Informed by the...
Background
Maternal morbidity and mortality are major concerns for Zambia mainly due to complications of unsafe abortion which are preventable by providing safe abortion services. Students are the future providers of safe abortion care and are expected to understand and demonstrate appropriate knowledge, skills and attitudes in relation to comprehensive abortion care (CAC). Graduating...
