Zamudio Cárdenas, Lucero; Rubiano Blanco, Norma Lilia; Wartenberg, Lucy

The incidence and social and demographic characteristics of abortion in Colombia
Zamudio Cárdenas, Lucero; Rubiano Blanco, Norma Lilia; Wartenberg, Lucy - 1999 - Abortion in the developing world, London England, Zed Books, 407-46

Palabras claves : aborto inducido; anticoncepción de emergencia; comportamiento reproductivo; comportamientos reproductivos; cultura; demandantes de aborto; educación en planificación familiar; embarazo no planeado; embarazo no previsto; factores demográficos; factores económicos; factores socioeconómicos; fecundidad; planificación familiar; población
País : America del Sur; America Del Sur; América latina; Colombia; Latina America; País en desarrollo; Sudamérica

Resumen : This study examines the incidence of and circumstances surrounding induced abortion in Colombia. Quantitative and qualitative methods are applied to analyze key determinants of why urban women undergo abortion. Of all the abortions reported, 14.8% were among adolescents 15-17 years old, and a third were among women under 20 years of age. In the lower socioeconomic level 31.1% of abortions were among single women; in the upper classes, 54.6% were among single women. 78.4% of all abortions were the result of unintended pregnancy due to non-use of contraception. 21.6% were due to contraceptive failure or misuse. It is hoped that the findings will help to delineate policy actions and preventive strategies that will lower induced abortions in the country.

Web site : http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/publications/Abstracts/abortion.html
Notes : Inglés/anglais/English, nbsp;Abstract : Popline (http://db.jhuccp.org/popinform/basic.html) - PIP 156358