A study of utilization of abortion service in the tertiary hospital of Western Region of Nepal
Introduction: Unsafe abortion is one of the major public health problems in developing countries including Nepal. After the integration of comprehensive abortion care in safe motherhood service, there has been an improvement in maternal and women health in Nepal. Furthermore, improvements are requi...
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Introduction: Unsafe abortion is one of the major public health problems in developing countries including Nepal. After the integration of comprehensive abortion care in safe motherhood service, there has been an improvement in maternal and women health in Nepal. Furthermore, improvements are required in raising awareness and accessibility to safe abortion services to all the women in throughout the country.
Methods: This is a retrospective study carried out in Western Regional Hospital after reviewing the data from the hospital records. Demographic details, parity, types of abortion for spontaneous abortion, and methods of induced abortion were noted and analyzed.
Results: Maximum number of women belonged to 20-24 years of age and is Brahmin/Chhetri. Multigravida is more than primi and they underwent induced abortion by medical termination of pregnancy. Similarly, incomplete abortion was in the highest number among the spontaneous abortion.
Conclusion: Easy availability of safe abortion services and awareness among the people regarding it would certainly improve the maternal health and quality of life.
Keywords: Maternal health, Comprehensive abortion care, Safe abortion.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jkahs.v2i1.24411
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| spelling | doaj.art-9a478a30d0c841dea734a3120f03fc612023-10-31T15:48:38ZengKarnali Academy of Health SciencesJournal of Karnali Academy of Health Sciences2616-00642676-13272019-06-0121A study of utilization of abortion service in the tertiary hospital of Western Region of NepalRajendra Kumar Chaudhary0Nirmal Kumar Jha1Bijay Manandhar2Krishna Chaudhary3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences, Kaski, NepalASEAN Institute for Health Development, Bangkok, ThailandMarie Stopes Nepal, Kathmandu, NepalUniversal College of Medical Sciences, Ranigaon, Bhairahawa, Rupandehi, Nepal Introduction: Unsafe abortion is one of the major public health problems in developing countries including Nepal. After the integration of comprehensive abortion care in safe motherhood service, there has been an improvement in maternal and women health in Nepal. Furthermore, improvements are required in raising awareness and accessibility to safe abortion services to all the women in throughout the country. Methods: This is a retrospective study carried out in Western Regional Hospital after reviewing the data from the hospital records. Demographic details, parity, types of abortion for spontaneous abortion, and methods of induced abortion were noted and analyzed. Results: Maximum number of women belonged to 20-24 years of age and is Brahmin/Chhetri. Multigravida is more than primi and they underwent induced abortion by medical termination of pregnancy. Similarly, incomplete abortion was in the highest number among the spontaneous abortion. Conclusion: Easy availability of safe abortion services and awareness among the people regarding it would certainly improve the maternal health and quality of life. Keywords: Maternal health, Comprehensive abortion care, Safe abortion. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jkahs.v2i1.24411 http://jkahs.org.np/jkahs/index.php/jkahs/article/view/55 |
| spellingShingle | Rajendra Kumar Chaudhary Nirmal Kumar Jha Bijay Manandhar Krishna Chaudhary A study of utilization of abortion service in the tertiary hospital of Western Region of Nepal Journal of Karnali Academy of Health Sciences |
| title | A study of utilization of abortion service in the tertiary hospital of Western Region of Nepal |
| title_full | A study of utilization of abortion service in the tertiary hospital of Western Region of Nepal |
| title_fullStr | A study of utilization of abortion service in the tertiary hospital of Western Region of Nepal |
| title_full_unstemmed | A study of utilization of abortion service in the tertiary hospital of Western Region of Nepal |
| title_short | A study of utilization of abortion service in the tertiary hospital of Western Region of Nepal |
| title_sort | study of utilization of abortion service in the tertiary hospital of western region of nepal |
| url | http://jkahs.org.np/jkahs/index.php/jkahs/article/view/55 |
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