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| Title |
Reductions in abortion-related mortality following policy reform: evidence from Romania, South Africa and Bangladesh
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| Published in |
Reproductive Health, December 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1742-4755-8-39 |
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| Authors |
Janie Benson, Kathryn Andersen, Ghazaleh Samandari |
| Abstract |
Unsafe abortion is a significant contributor to worldwide maternal mortality; however, abortion law and policy liberalization could lead to drops in unsafe abortion and related deaths. This review provides an analysis of changes in abortion mortality in three countries where significant policy reform and related service delivery occurred. Drawing on peer-reviewed literature, population data and grey literature on programs and policies, this paper demonstrates the policy and program changes that led to declines in abortion-related mortality in Romania, South Africa and Bangladesh. In all three countries, abortion policy liberalization was followed by implementation of safe abortion services and other reproductive health interventions. South Africa and Bangladesh trained mid-level providers to offer safe abortion and menstrual regulation services, respectively, Romania improved contraceptive policies and services, and Bangladesh made advances in emergency obstetric care and family planning. The findings point to the importance of multi-faceted and complementary reproductive health reforms in successful implementation of abortion policy reform. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 44 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 20% |
| Italy | 3 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 7% |
| Chile | 2 | 5% |
| Peru | 1 | 2% |
| El Salvador | 1 | 2% |
| Argentina | 1 | 2% |
| Austria | 1 | 2% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 22 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 37 | 84% |
| Scientists | 4 | 9% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 5% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 225 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Israel | 1 | <1% |
| Nigeria | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 218 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 63 | 28% |
| Researcher | 39 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 21 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 13 | 6% |
| Other | 34 | 15% |
| Unknown | 35 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 64 | 28% |
| Social Sciences | 53 | 24% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 29 | 13% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 26 | 12% |
| Unknown | 40 | 18% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 91. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 02 March 2024.
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#470,015
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Outputs from Reproductive Health
#30
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#2,399
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#2
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