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  • Title: Unsafe / illegal abortion in Ethiopia.
    Author: Family Planning Guidance Association of Ethiopia.
    Journal: Afr J Fertil Sexual Reprod Heal; 1996 Mar; 1(1):68-71. PubMed ID: 12159503.
    Abstract:
    Despite all efforts to promote modern family planning services, Ethiopia demonstrates a particularly alarming increase in the incidence of unwanted pregnancies and incomplete and unsafe/septic abortions, particularly among adolescents. It is estimated that unsafe/illegal abortions accounted 54% of all direct obstetric deaths. Studies have shown that unsafe illegal abortion is rampant among single women, teenagers, students, and factory workers. This trend clearly demonstrates that the country still lags behind in delivering family planning services due to infrastructural and policy constraints that impede effective service delivery. Given the political commitment and support of the government, focus on improving the status of women through education, employment, and health becomes the most serious undertaking. The outcome of such action will be the key solution to the empowerment of women and in reducing the high abortion rates. In addition, improving availability and accessibility of family planning services in working areas and institutions and ensuring availability of trained manpower to render essential services is necessary. The role of nongovernmental organizations, private sectors, women's associations, and the community is vital in promoting successful programs in family planning.
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