This prospective hospital-based study was carried out to understand the characteristics of abortion care seekers in south-western Nigeria. Information was obtained from a total of 1876 women seeking abortion at hospitals using a questionnaire. The results show that majority (60%) were between the ages of 15 and 24 years, of which adolescents between the ages of 15 and 19 years constituted 23.7%. Most (63.2%) of the respondents were unmarried, but married women also constituted a significant proportion (30.2%) of the abortion care seekers. Students were the single highest group, while the predominant economic activity was trading (26.7%). Respondents terminated their pregnancies mainly because they were students or because they did not desir...
A survey of 2388 Nigerian undergraduates revealed that 87% were sexually active and 66% had more tha...
Abortion is carried out daily in Nigeria despite the restrictive abortion law. This study was carri...
Philosophiae Doctor - PhDThe prevention of abortion related complications and mortality is dependent...
This prospective hospital-based study was carried out to understand the characteristics of abortion...
This prospective hospital-based study was carried out to understand the characteristics of abortion...
ABSTRACT Background: Complications of induced abortion remain significant causes of maternal mortali...
Abortion is carried out daily in Nigeria despite the restrictive abortion law. This study was carrie...
Background: Unsafe abortion is within the five leading causes of maternal mortality in sub Saharan A...
Background: Most of the information on abortion in Nigeria are based on information from women hospi...
Unsafe abortion has been described as a schoolgirl's problem in Nigeria, where 80% of patients admit...
Background. Induced abortion contributes significantly to maternal mortality in developing countries...
Abortion procurement among adolescents is a major health challenge in developing nations. Not only b...
Ayodeji Oginni,1 Sikiratu Kailani Ahmadu,2 Nkiruka Okwesa,1 Isaac Adejo,3 Hauwa Shekerau3 1Research...
Abstract Objectives This study determined the correlates of unwanted pregnancy and induced abortion ...
Unwanted pregnancy, and consequently unsafe abortion, remains major reproductive health problems in ...
A survey of 2388 Nigerian undergraduates revealed that 87% were sexually active and 66% had more tha...
Abortion is carried out daily in Nigeria despite the restrictive abortion law. This study was carri...
Philosophiae Doctor - PhDThe prevention of abortion related complications and mortality is dependent...
This prospective hospital-based study was carried out to understand the characteristics of abortion...
This prospective hospital-based study was carried out to understand the characteristics of abortion...
ABSTRACT Background: Complications of induced abortion remain significant causes of maternal mortali...
Abortion is carried out daily in Nigeria despite the restrictive abortion law. This study was carrie...
Background: Unsafe abortion is within the five leading causes of maternal mortality in sub Saharan A...
Background: Most of the information on abortion in Nigeria are based on information from women hospi...
Unsafe abortion has been described as a schoolgirl's problem in Nigeria, where 80% of patients admit...
Background. Induced abortion contributes significantly to maternal mortality in developing countries...
Abortion procurement among adolescents is a major health challenge in developing nations. Not only b...
Ayodeji Oginni,1 Sikiratu Kailani Ahmadu,2 Nkiruka Okwesa,1 Isaac Adejo,3 Hauwa Shekerau3 1Research...
Abstract Objectives This study determined the correlates of unwanted pregnancy and induced abortion ...
Unwanted pregnancy, and consequently unsafe abortion, remains major reproductive health problems in ...
A survey of 2388 Nigerian undergraduates revealed that 87% were sexually active and 66% had more tha...
Abortion is carried out daily in Nigeria despite the restrictive abortion law. This study was carri...
Philosophiae Doctor - PhDThe prevention of abortion related complications and mortality is dependent...