2014
DOI: 10.2471/blt.14.136333
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From concept to measurement: operationalizing WHO’s definition of unsafe abortion

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“…Young women (aged 15-24) in Africa are especially vulnerable, mirrored by the fact that 50% of all unsafe abortions in the region occur among women in this age group . The World Health Organisation defines unsafe abortions as 'those performed either by individuals lacking the necessary skills or in an environment that does not conform to minimal medical standards, or both' , while also emphasising the influence of the social and legal context on abortion safety (Ganatra et al 2014). The right to sexual and reproductive health is inseparable from the broader right to health and entails the ability to make free and responsible decisions over matters concerning one's body (CESCR 2016).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Young women (aged 15-24) in Africa are especially vulnerable, mirrored by the fact that 50% of all unsafe abortions in the region occur among women in this age group . The World Health Organisation defines unsafe abortions as 'those performed either by individuals lacking the necessary skills or in an environment that does not conform to minimal medical standards, or both' , while also emphasising the influence of the social and legal context on abortion safety (Ganatra et al 2014). The right to sexual and reproductive health is inseparable from the broader right to health and entails the ability to make free and responsible decisions over matters concerning one's body (CESCR 2016).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Sr. Editor. Los juguetes expuestos a ambientes hospitalarios pueden ser reservorios de diversos patógenos comúnmente implicados en infecciones intrahospitalarias (IIH) (1)(2)(3)(4) . Las bacterias del género Staphylococcus resistentes a antimicrobianos (RAM) son de particular importancia en ambientes de cuidados críticos, debido a su capacidad de causar infecciones a la sangre, así como otras IIH de difícil tratamiento (4) .…”
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“…Editor. El aborto inseguro es definido como el procedimiento para terminar la gestación realizado por personas que no poseen las competencias necesarias o en un ambiente sin los mínimos estándares médicos (1) . El aborto inseguro es considerado una pandemia prevenible que afecta en mayor medida a países que presentan restricciones legales al respecto (2) .…”
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“…However, this binary categorisation of safe/unsafe incorporates a continuum of risks reflecting abortion method, provider training, gestational age, legal context, and level of abortion stigma (for both women and providers) (Sedgh, Singh et al 2012;Ganatra, Tunçalp et al 2014). Globally, the availability and use of medical abortion (misoprostol or misoprostol and mifepristone) is increasing.…”
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confidence: 99%