Abortion is carried out daily in Nigeria despite the restrictive abortion law. This study was carried out to obtain information on societal attitude to the issues of family planning, unwanted pregnancy, abortion, adoption of children and laws relating to them. Focus group discussions were held in south-western Nigeria among 11 sub-groups. Participants felt that there was high prevalence of unwanted pregnancy and abortion particularly among youths. They had high level awareness of contraceptives and ascribed its low use to negative side effects, high cost and provider bias. Christians favoured planning of pregnancies while the Muslims did not. Majority of the respondents had negative perception of induced abortion. Some of them supported abo...
This prospective hospital-based study was carried out to understand the characteristics of abortion ...
This paper, part of a larger study, was conceived in response to the high maternal morbidity and mor...
This paper, part of a larger study, was conceived in response to the high maternal morbidity and mor...
Abortion is carried out daily in Nigeria despite the restrictive abortion law. This study was carri...
Abortion is carried out daily in Nigeria despite the restrictive abortion law. This study was carri...
Objective: To obtain information on societal attitude to the issues of family planning, unwanted pre...
A population-based study was conducted to determine the prevalence and pattern of abortion use among...
Background: The liberalization of abortion laws in Nigeria has been an interesting debate for a long...
Unwanted pregnancy, and consequently unsafe abortion, remains major reproductive health problems in ...
The available statistics indicate that over 1,000,000 abortions occur in Nigeria annually, represent...
Unwanted pregnancy, and consequently unsafe abortion, remains major reproductive health problems in...
Background: Induced abortion remains one of the gravest problems associated with women’s reproductiv...
Induced abortion is illegal in Nigeria except when per-formed to save a woman’s life. Both the penal...
Continued pregnancy after an abortion attempt is a likely outcome in countries where unsafe abortion...
Unwanted pregnancy, and consequently unsafe abortion, remains major reproductive health problems in...
This prospective hospital-based study was carried out to understand the characteristics of abortion ...
This paper, part of a larger study, was conceived in response to the high maternal morbidity and mor...
This paper, part of a larger study, was conceived in response to the high maternal morbidity and mor...
Abortion is carried out daily in Nigeria despite the restrictive abortion law. This study was carri...
Abortion is carried out daily in Nigeria despite the restrictive abortion law. This study was carri...
Objective: To obtain information on societal attitude to the issues of family planning, unwanted pre...
A population-based study was conducted to determine the prevalence and pattern of abortion use among...
Background: The liberalization of abortion laws in Nigeria has been an interesting debate for a long...
Unwanted pregnancy, and consequently unsafe abortion, remains major reproductive health problems in ...
The available statistics indicate that over 1,000,000 abortions occur in Nigeria annually, represent...
Unwanted pregnancy, and consequently unsafe abortion, remains major reproductive health problems in...
Background: Induced abortion remains one of the gravest problems associated with women’s reproductiv...
Induced abortion is illegal in Nigeria except when per-formed to save a woman’s life. Both the penal...
Continued pregnancy after an abortion attempt is a likely outcome in countries where unsafe abortion...
Unwanted pregnancy, and consequently unsafe abortion, remains major reproductive health problems in...
This prospective hospital-based study was carried out to understand the characteristics of abortion ...
This paper, part of a larger study, was conceived in response to the high maternal morbidity and mor...
This paper, part of a larger study, was conceived in response to the high maternal morbidity and mor...