Abortion Providers and Safety of Abortion: A Community-Based Study in a Rural District of Tamil Nadu, India

• Published in: Reproductive health matters Vol. 12; no. 24; pp. 138 - 146
• Main Authors: Ramachandar, Lakshmi, Pelto, Pertti J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2004; Taylor & Francis; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Abortion; abortion complications; abortion law and policy; abortion services; Abortion, Induced - adverse effects; Asia; Female; Health care quality; Health Personnel; Health services; Humans; India; Legislation; Medical equipment; Nurses; Obstetric labor complications; Pregnancy; Pregnancy complications; Professional Competence; providers; quality of care; Quality of Health Care; Reproductive health; Rural Population; Safety; Women's health; Womens health; Womens health services; India; abortion complications; abortion law and policy; quality of care; providers; abortion services; India

This paper reports on a community-based study in 2001–02 in a rural district of Tamil Nadu, India, among 97 women who had had recent abortions, to examine their decision-making processes, the types of facility they attended and the extent of post-abortion complications they experienced. The 36 facil...