Saema Tehseen, Afifa Waheed, Nabeela Shami.
Frequency of Illegal Abortion among Patients Opting for Induced Abortion.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;6(2):463-5.

Objectives: To determine the frequency of illegal abortion as a cause of induced abortion, in cases reporting at Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital, Lahore. Study design: Cross-sectional survey. Setting: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital, Lahore. Duration of study: Six months from 25-12-08 to 24-06-09. Materials and methods: Total 110 cases were taken. Complete history including reason for seeking abortion like financial constraints and last child too young were asked. Results: Mean age of patients was found to be 25.4±2.4. 92.7% cases had previous 1-2 abortions. Out of a total of 110 patients 60% were illegal abortions. Conclusion: Induced abortion is quite common in our country. Moreover a fairly large percentage of women go for illegal abortions. The factors leading to this practice are early marriages with repeated pregnancies which are closely spaced and unwanted. This can be prevented by better education and awareness and access to family planning services.

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