This study was performed to estimate the prevalence of abortions and to evaluate its association with the socio-demographic factors in an urban slum. The data was collected based on recall obstetric history from186 females through systematic random sampling from 01.04.2001 to 30.06.2001. It was found that the abortion rate was 419.35 / 1000 women of reproductive age group. Abortion ratio was 10...

The reasons why some women seek to terminate an unwanted pregnancy, while others do not, were investigated in interviews with 108 women in Cali, Colombia (where abortion is illegal but reportedly widespread). All the women in the study had experienced an unwanted pregnancy, and in more than half the cases one major or several minor attempts were made to end it. The prospects for economic suppor...

Women with unwanted pregnancies may be at elevated child abuse risk, although ineffective coping styles are associated with both child abuse potential and unwanted pregnancy. The present study investigated whether coping style mediated the association between low desire for pregnancy and physical child abuse potential. A sample of 77 expectant mothers participated in an online parenting study. ...

The study was carried out to document the context of induced abortion, nature of its management, and post-abortion complications in Matlab, Bangladesh. The study included all 91 cases of induced abortion that took place in the study area from July to October 1995. Information was collected from women within 60 days after the abortion. A physician carried out in-depth interviews and physical exa...

Unintended pregnancy accounts for more than 40% of the total pregnancies worldwide. An Unintended pregnancy can have serious implications on women and their families. With more than one-fourth of the children in India born out of unintended pregnancies such pregnancies are considered to be one of the major public health concerns today. The present study is aimed at determining major predictors ...

BACKGROUND Unwanted pregnancy not intended by at least one of the parents has undesirable consequences for the family and the society. In the present study, three classification models were used and compared to predict unwanted pregnancies in an urban population. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 887 pregnant mothers referring to health centers in Khorramabad, Iran, in 2012 were selected...

In a questionnaire survey among 1329 first-trimester pregnant women, both the husband support measures and unwanted pregnancy ('stressor' agent in pregnancy) showed significant effects on an elevated score of the cognitive disturbance subscale of the Zung's self-rating depression scale (SDS), while only unwanted pregnancies showed an effect on an elevated score of the dysphoric mood subscale of...

Teenagers who experience unwanted pregnancy will drop out of school, not accept pregnancy, be ostracized, and plan to have an abortion. Arksey O'Malley methodology. The databases are Pubmed, Proquest, Sciendirect Wiley. Review articles using JBI is grade A as much 5 2 B. Psychological impact experienced by teenagers with emotional initial reaction, when knowing she pregnant shocked angry, feel ...