Abortion in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia): Incidence and Trends
Autor: | Natalia I. Duglas, Yana G. Rad’, Vyacheslav G. Chasnyk, Tatiana E. Burtseva, E.A. Borisova, L.A .Shek, Tatiana Y. Pavlova |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Zdroj: | International Journal of Biomedicine, Vol 6, Iss 3, Pp 216-221 (2016) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 2158-0510 2158-0529 |
DOI: | 10.21103/Article6(3)_OA12 |
Popis: | Background: The abortion incidence is influenced by many medical and socioeconomic factors. In some way, it indicates the wellbeing of the population, and the abortion statistics can show the ways to improve medical services and to raise the living standards of people. The objective of the study was to estimate the abortion incidence and to describe its current trends in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) (the RS(Y)). Materials and Methods: The study was designed as a population-based descriptive study, based on the results of a longitudinal analysis of national and regional reports of the Yakut healthcare services and an analysis of medical records describing 34,220 abortions among women living in all regions of Yakutia, which occurred between 2010 and 2014 and in the first 9 months of 2015. Results: The absolute number of abortions performed each year, the rate of abortions per 1,000 women of fertile age, and the rate of abortions per 100 deliveries declined (p |
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