Characteristics of repeat aborters in Vietnam.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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2000 Mar; 31(1): 167-72
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in English
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| ID: sea-33483
ABSTRACT
Two hundred and sixty married women seeking induced abortion service in Hanoi, Vietnam were interviewed to determine the magnitude of repeat induced abortion and explore selected characteristics of the repeat aborters. Seventy-one percent of the sample reported having had at least one previous induced abortion. After adjustment for age and number of living children, poor attitudes toward contraception, low use of modern contraceptives and failure of contraception were shown to be significantly associated with repeat induced abortion. Woman's age, number of living children, contraceptive knowledge and experience and desire for no more children were positively related to repeat induced abortion. Socio-demographic characteristics were not related to repeat induced abortion. Improvement of attitudes toward contraception, persuasion to use modern contraception and promotion of contraceptive effectiveness are recommended strategies to prevent repeat induced abortion.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Parity
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Socioeconomic Factors
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Vietnam
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Female
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Humans
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Logistic Models
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Abortion, Induced
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
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