Contraception and induced abortion in Armenia: a critical need for family planning programs in eastern Europe

Autor:	Alfredo Morabia, G Dolian, F Lüdicke, N Katchatrian, Aldo Campana
Rok vydání:	1998
Předmět:	Gynecology medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Armenian media_common.quotation_subject Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Abortion language.human_language Birth control Eastern european Family planning language Medicine Health education business reproductive and urinary physiology Research Article Demography media_common Reproductive health
Zdroj:	American Journal of Public Health. 88:803-805
ISSN:	1541-0048 0090-0036
DOI:	10.2105/ajph.88.5.803
Popis:	OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the number of induced abortions per woman and the reasons for selecting induced abortion among parous Armenian women. METHODS: A consecutive series of 200 women attending an abortion clinic in Yerevan, Armenia, were queried by a physician about their reproductive histories. RESULTS: Women younger than 20 years of age reported a median of 1 and women older than 40 years reported a median of 8 induced abortions in their lifetimes (overall median = 3). Lack of contraceptive information was the major reason cited for not using contraception. CONCLUSIONS: Induced abortion is the major form of birth control among parous Armenian women. Concerted public health campaigns are needed to inform women and their physicians in Armenia and other Eastern European countries about alternative contraceptive methods.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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