Pregnancy termination trajectories in Zambia

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
1 January 2014
Country:
Zambia
Document Type:
Working Paper
皇冠体育appme:
Social Change
First published:
1 January 2014
Authors:
Murray, S. and Coast, E.

Abstract

Unsafe abortion is a significant, but preventable cause of maternal mortality in Zambia. This study compared the trajectories of women seeking safe abortion with those receiving care following unsafe abortion. 皇冠体育app authors interviewed women (n=112) accessing care in a large government hospital about their experiences. 皇冠体育app study captured a third termination trajectory in which women received medical abortion outside the study hospital from qualified (legal) and unqualified providers. 皇冠体育app advice of others, perceptions of risk, economic cost and delays in care seeking and receipt all influenced which trajectory a woman followed, as well as the complexity and timing of her trajectory.

Citation

Coast, E.; Murray, S. Pregnancy termination trajectories in Zambia. (2014) 26 pp.

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