Risk factors for complications of induced abortions in Nigeria

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 515-528

  Mitsunaga, Tisha M ^a   Larsen, Ulla M ^b   Okonofua, Friday E ^c  

^a MEASURE Evaluation/JSI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING DISORDER; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; FEVER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; NIGERIA; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL MODEL; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNWANTED PREGNANCY; UTERUS BLEEDING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS; UTERINE HEMORRHAGE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 26944467233     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2005.14.515     Document Type: Article

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