Unintended Pregnancy And Induced Abortion In Uganda: Causes and Consequences

Because abortion is banned in Uganda (except to save a woman's life) and because strong social stigma surrounds the issue; many women try to conceal their unplanned pregnancies and abortions.The clandestine nature of abortion makes it difficult to measure its incidence in Uganda and allows policymakers to avoid dealing with the problem. Yet the serious health consequences of abortions carried out in unsafe conditions by untrained or poorly trained practitioners impose a heavy burden on women; families and Uganda's already overburdened health care system. Studies of womenhospitalized for the treatment of complications from unsafe abortion have documented the tragic burden of morbidity and death borne by many Ugandan women. New research findings now make it possible to fill in the many gaps in our understanding of the prevalence; causes and consequences of induced abortion in Uganda

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Malawi: Results from the 2004 National Survey of Adolescents

As part of the Protecting the Next Generation Project; a national survey of adolescents aged 12-19 was conducted in Malawi. The survey was aimed at producing national-level data on adolescents' knowledge; attitudes and practices that are either protective or put adolescents at risk of HIV infection and unwanted pregnancy. This survey was conducted between March and August 2004 by the National Statistical Office in collaboration with ORC Macro; the Centre for Social Research and the Guttmacher Institute. A total of 4;031 males and females were interviewed from urban andrural areas