Unsafe abortion differentials in 2008 by age and developing country region: high burden among young women
Unsafe abortion differentials in 2008 by age and developing country region: high burden among young women
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10.1016/s0968-8080(12)39598-0
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2012-05-01
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Ahman, Elisabeth
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Shah, Iqbal H.;Ahman, Elisabeth
全世界每年有近2 200万妇女进行不安全堕胎，几乎所有这些都发生在发展中国家。本文件估计了2008年发展中国家地区15-44岁妇女中按5岁年龄组分列的不安全堕胎的发生率和比率。在发展中区域，41%的不安全堕胎发生在15-24岁的年轻妇女中，15%发生在15-19岁的年轻妇女中，26%发生在20-24岁的年轻妇女中。在320万例15至19岁年轻妇女的不安全堕胎中，近50%发生在非洲区域。在非洲，22%的不安全堕胎发生在15-19岁的青少年中，而在亚洲（不包括东亚）和拉丁美洲和加勒比，这一比例分别为11%和16%。全球青少年女性的数量接近3亿。青少年受不安全堕胎的负面影响最大。迫切需要作出努力，向青少年提供避孕信息和服务，因为青少年对计划生育的需求很大，并向所有年龄段的妇女提供避孕信息和服务，并采取针对不同年龄组的干预措施。还迫切需要努力使发展中国家的堕胎安全。(C)2012年生殖健康事项
Each year, nearly 22 million women worldwide have an unsafe abortion, almost all of which occur in developing countries. This paper estimates the incidence and rates of unsafe abortion by five-year age groups among women aged 15-44 years in developing country regions in 2008. Forty-one per cent of unsafe abortions in developing regions are among young women aged 15-24 years, 15% among those aged 15-19 years and 26% among those aged 20-24 years. Among the 3.2 million unsafe abortions in young women 15-19 years old, almost 50% are in the Africa region. 22% of all unsafe abortions in Africa compared to 11% of those in Asia (excluding Eastern Asia) and 16% of those in Latin America and the Caribbean are among adolescents aged 15-19 years. The number of adolescent women globally is approaching 300 million. Adolescents suffer the most from the negative consequences of unsafe abortion. Efforts are urgently needed to provide contraceptive information and services to adolescents, who have a high unmet need for family planning, and to women of all ages, with interventions tailored by age group. Efforts to make abortion safe in developing countries are also urgently needed. (C) 2012 Reproductive Health Matters