Induced abortion potential among Indian women
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1997Author
Mishra, U.S.
Ramanathan, Mala
Rajan, S. Irudaya
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Abstract
Information on abortion is limited and inaccurate especially in
the developing world, which has led to several speculations on the
prevalence of abortion in this region. A rise in prevalence of abortion is
mostly accounted for in terms of increase in the prevalence of induced
abortions, which reflects on the reproductive health of women. With the
growing concern for reproductive health of women, the study of abortion
phenomenon has drawn serious attention of researchers world wide. In
such circumstances, this is an attempt to assess the induced abortion
potential among Indian women by utilising information on proportion
of unwanted and ill-timed pregnancies obtained through National Family
Health Survey, India.
This exercise may facilitate a better understanding of the exact
prevalence of induced abortion which necessarily should be less than
the estimated potential depending on the levels of unwanted and illtimed
fertility.