The estimated incidence of induced abortion in Ethiopia, 2008

International Family Planning Perspectives

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-25

  Singh, Susheela ^a   Fetters, Tamara ^b   Gebreselassie, Hailemichael ^c   Abdella, Ahmed ^d   Gebrehiwot, Yirgu ^d   Kumbi, Solomon ^d   Audam, Suzette ^a  

^a GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b IPAS   (United States)

^c Ipas Africa Alliance   (Kenya)

^d ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; CONTRACEPTIVE USE; ESTIMATION METHOD; FAMILY PLANNING; PREGNANCY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SERVICE PROVISION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADDIS ABABA; ETHIOPIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ILLEGAL ABORTION; INCIDENCE; INDUCED ABORTION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; STATISTICS; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ABORTION, CRIMINAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; PROGNOSIS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952928972     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01903187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/3601610     Document Type: Article

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