Search for dissertations about: "induced abortion"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 31 swedish dissertations containing the words induced abortion.

  2. 6. Some reproductive health indicators in Ukraine : A study with special emphasis on factors behind induced aboartion and perinatal mortality

    Author : Iryna Mogilevkina; Sven-Eric Olsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Obstetrics and gynaecology; Ukraine; induced abortion; contraception; perinatal mortality; self-completion survey; perinatal audit; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; Obstetrics and women s diseases; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; Obstetrics and Gynaecology; obstetrik och gynekologi;

    Abstract : Objectives: To study indicators specifically reflecting the reproductive health of Ukrainian women and to analyse factors behind the indicators. Methods: Induced abortion and maternal mortality were studied in some countries/regions of the former Soviet Union, using official statistics. READ MORE

  4. 7. Paradoxes in legal abortion : a longitudinal study of motives, attitudes and experiences in women and men

    Author : Anneli Kero; Viveca Odlind; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Background: About one in four pregnancies in Sweden are terminated by legal abortion. However, women seeking abortion constitute a relatively invisible group. This is even more accentuated when it comes to the men involved in induced abortion. READ MORE

  5. 8. Second trimester medical abortion : perceptions and experiences

    Author : Inga-Maj Andersson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Second-trimester abortion;

    Abstract : Introduction: Second-trimester abortions account for 10 - 15 % of all induced abortions worldwide with a wide variation of permits in different countries. In Sweden, second-trimester abortions account for less than 10 % of the total number of induced abortions. The indication can be fetal or socioeconomic. READ MORE

  6. 9. The Emergency Contraceptive Pill – a Second Chance : Knowledge, Attitudes and Experiences Among Users and Providers

    Author : Gunilla Aneblom; Tanja Tydén; Karin Eurenius; Kristina Gemzell-Danielsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Medicine; focus-group; emergency contraception; attitudes; induced abortion; OTC; content analysis; pharmacy; nurse-midwives; Medicin; Dermatology and venerology; clinical genetics; internal medicine; Dermatologi och venerologi; klinisk genetik; invärtesmedicin; Medicin; Medicine;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to study knowledge, attitudes and experience of emergency contraceptive pills among women and providers. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were used. Focus-group interviews were conducted with teenage-girls (I) and with women who had purchased ECP without prescription (IV). READ MORE

  7. 10. Unsafe abortion in Tanzania : an empathetic approach to improve post-abortion quality of care

    Author : Vibeke Rasch; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Abortion; contraceptive acceptance; induced; longitudinal; magnitude; unsafe; Tanzania.;

    Abstract : Background: Unsafe abortion constitutes a major public health problem throughout the world, leading to high levels of maternal morbidity and mortality. To address the problem of unsafe abortion, there is need of reliable data that document the magnitude of the problem and describe the population at risk. READ MORE