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- Title: Induced Abortion in Colombia: New Estimates and Change Between 1989 and 2008 (Articles) (Author Abstract) (Report)
- Author : International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Release Date : January 01, 2011
- Genre: Family & Relationships,Books,Nonfiction,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 311 KB
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CONTEXT: Although abortion was made legal in Colombia under selected circumstances in 2006, no national studies have examined whether the incidence of the procedure has changed since the previous estimate in 1989. METHODS: Data on the number of women treated for abortion complications were obtained from a nationally representative survey of 300 public and private health facilities, and estimates of the likelihood that women obtaining abortions experience complications and receive treatment at a facility were obtained from a survey of 102 knowledgeable professionals. Indirect estimation techniques were used to calculate national and regional abortion measures for 2008, which were compared with previously published 1989 estimates. Numbers and rates of unintended pregnancy were also calculated.