Recent Trends in Abortion Rates Worldwide

Henshaw, Stanley K.; Singh, Susheela; Haas, Taylor

doi:10.2307/2991902

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“…Fourth, the observed rise in abortion rates may be a result of an ideational change in favour of smaller families that took place in countries with a high level of exposure to the Mexico City Policy when it was reinstated. 28,29 However, this change is not likely to have occurred over such a short period of time. Finally, the pregnancy calendars we used to estimate abortion rates are a relatively new component of the DHSs and further research is needed to fully establish their reliability.…”

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United States aid policy and induced abortion in sub-Saharan Africa

Bendavid¹,

Avila²,

Miller³

2011

Bull World Health Org

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United States aid policy and induced abortion in sub-Saharan Africa

Bendavid¹,

Avila²,

Miller³

2011

Bull World Health Org

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“…Up to the mid-1990s, induced abortion rates had been falling in many parts of the world as access to family planning education and contraceptive services improved. 3 More recent reports have indicated that rates are either stable or show a slightly upward trend in most developed countries. 4 In Barcelona, the second largest city in Spain, the abortion rate is 14.3 per 1,000 women aged 15-49 5 and about one in four known pregnancies end in an induced abortion, 6 with figures similar to those in Sweden 7 or England.…”

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Trends in Inequalities in Induced Abortion According to Educational Level among Urban Women

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This study aims to describe trends in inequalities by women's socioeconomic position and age in induced abortion in Barcelona (Spain) over 1992-1996 and 2000-2004. Induced abortions occurring in residents in Barcelona aged 20 and 44 years in the study period are included. Variables are age, educational level, and time periods. Induced abortion rates per 1,000 women and absolute differences for educational level, age, and time period are calculated. Poisson regression models are fitted to obtain the relative risk (RR) for trends. Induced abortion rates increased from 10.1 to 14.6 per 1,000 women aged 20-44 (RR=1.44; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.41-1.47) between 1992-1996 and 2000-2004. The abortion rate was highest among women aged 20-24 and 25-34 and changed little among women aged 35-44. Among women aged 20-24 and 25-34, those with a primary education or less had higher rates of induced abortion in the second period. Induced abortion rates also grew in those women with secondary education. In the 35-44 age group, the induced abortion rate declined among women with a secondary education (RR=0.66; 95% CI 0.60-0.73) and slightly among those with a greater level of education. Induced abortion is rising most among women in poor socioeconomic positions. This study reveals deep inequalities in induced abortion in Barcelona, Spain. The trends identified in this study suggest that policy efforts to reduce unintended pregnancies are failing in Spain. Our study fills an important gap in literature on recent trends in Southern Europe.

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“…6 In the mid-1990s, Viet Nam had one of the highest abortion rates in the world, 83 per 1,000 women of reproductive age. 7 The increased abortion rate was associated with a limited choice of modern contraceptive methods, a high IUD failure rate, a strict population policy 8 and often neglect of post-abortion contraceptive counselling and provision, which might have avoided some repeat abortions. 4 Unlike other countries with similar situations, abortion data have been recorded meticulously and even overstated in Viet Nam in order to obtain increased allocation of antibiotics.…”

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