Induced Abortion and Health Problems in Developing Countries

Rochat, R L; Kramer, Dorine G.; Senanayake, Pramilla; Howell, Catherine

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(80)91923-6

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“…7 En 1991 la tasa estimada de abortos inducidos en Brazil fue de 36.5 por cada 1 000 mujeres en edad fértil; en Colombia, en 1989, de 33.7; en Chile, en 1990, de 45.4; en México, en 1990, de 23.3, y en Perú, en 1989, de 51.9 por cada 1 000 mujeres en edad fértil. 8 En Cuba, las estadísticas continuas muestran un ritmo ascendente de las tasas de aborto inducido desde finales de los años sesenta hasta finales de los ochenta, y en la actualidad se encuentran entre las tasas más altas en el mundo.…”

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Perfil sociodemográfico del aborto inducido

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Objective. To identify sociodemographic characteristics associated with induced abortion of the first pregnancy and quantify the strength of association between them. Material and methods. Data were gathered from a survey conducted in the district of Diez de Octubre, Havana, Cuba throughout 1991 and the beginning of 1992. The study population was divided into two comparable groups: one group of women whose first pregnancy terminated in induced abortion and a second group of women whose pregnancy terminated in childbirth. For the variables with statistically significant differences, both the crude and adjusted odds ratio were obtained for the one potentially confounding factor: age. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was employed in the final stage. Results. The sociodemographic characteristic identified as risk factor for induced abortion during the first pregnancy is being younger than 24 years of age, a risk which increased with women who were less than 20 years old, whether single or in union. Conclusions. Recurrence risk of induced abortion during the first pregnancy is higher in younger women who have not achieved their professional, working or marrying expectations. This situation seem to be incompatible with maternity in the studied group. ResumenObjetivo. Identificar características sociodemográficas y su fuerza de asociación con el aborto inducido del primer embarazo. Material y métodos. Se realizó un estudio analítico con la información de una encuesta realizada en el municipio Diez de Octubre, de la ciudad de La Habana, en Cuba, durante todo el año de 1991 y el primer semestre de 1992. La población de estudio se dividió en dos grupos de comparación: uno formado por las mujeres cuyo primer embarazo terminó en un aborto inducido y el otro constituido por aquellas cuyo embarazo llegó a término. De las variables estudiadas que mostraron diferencias estadística-mente significativas se obtuvieron las razones de momios crudas y ajustadas por la variable que se consideró como confusora: la edad. Para esta última fase del análisis se utilizó la regresión logística multivariada. Resultados. Las características sociodemográficas identificadas como factores de riesgo asociados al aborto inducido del primer embarazo fueron la edad menor de 24 años (aunque el riesgo se incrementa en las menores de 20 años) y ser solteras o unidas. Conclusiones. El riesgo de recurrir a la práctica del aborto inducido en el primer embarazo es elevado en mujeres muy jóvenes que aún no han cumplido sus expectativas profesionales, laborales y relacionadas con el matrimonio. Estas razones parecen incompatibles con la maternidad en el grupo de mujeres estudiadas.Palabras clave: aborto inducido; Cuba

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“…First, a crucial assumption of early demand theories was that the cost of contraception is so low that it can be ignored. This assumption came into question in the late 1960s and early 1970s when evidence documented the frequent use of induced abortion in both developed and developing countries, making it clear that unintended pregnancies were common (Rochat et al, 1980;Tietze, 1981). These findings contributed to an influential revision of the earlier economic theories of fertility by Easterlin (1975Easterlin ( , 1978, Easterlin and Crimmins (1985).…”

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Fertility Trends in the Developing World, 1950–2020

Bongaarts

Hodgson

2022

SpringerBriefs in Population Studies

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In 1950 the world’s “less developed regions,” containing 1.72 billion people (68% of the world’s population), had a total fertility rate of 6 births per woman. This chapter focuses on tracing how by 2020 that population grew into 6.5 billion people (84% of the world’s population), with a total fertility rate of just 2.6 births per woman. The mid-century political and economic situations of the developing world are briefly described. Using UN fertility data, the movement of the developing world through three phases of its fertility transition is traced, and the distinctive patterns of the populations of Asia, Latin America, and Africa are discussed. An analytical framework to understand the fertility transition is described, and its theoretical basis is summarized. Three major drivers of fertility decline are identified: socio-economic development, voluntary family planning programs, and coercive antinatalist policies. The paths by which these drivers affect desired family size as well as demand for and use of birth control are outlined.

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“…First, a crucial assumption of early demand theories is that the cost of contraception is sufficiently low to be ignored. This assumption became questionable in the late 1960s and early 1970s when new evidence documented the frequent use of induced abortion in both developed and developing countries and demonstrated that unintended pregnancies were common (Rochat et al 1980;Tietze 1981). These findings contributed to an influential revision of the earlier economic theories of fertility by Richard Easterlin (Easterlin 1975(Easterlin , 1978Easterlin and Crimmins 1985).…”

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