| Literature DB >> 2127995 |
S O Ogunniyi1, O O Makinde, F O Dare.
Abstract
Cases of death due to abortions at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, between January 1977 and September 1988 were reviewed. Abortion accounted for 12.5% of the maternal deaths and the majority (88.9%) were from illegal abortions. The majority (92.6%) of the patients were of low educational status. Both married women and single girls were involved. Instrumentation was employed in 81.5% of the abortions and unqualified personnel were involved in 74.1% of cases of such intervention. Seventeen (63%) of the pregnancies were terminated within the first trimester. Most (96.3%) of the patients were admitted in poor clinical state and 51.8% of them died within 48 h of admission. Sepsis was the commonest cause of death.Entities:
Keywords: Abortion, Illegal--complications; Abortion, Induced--complications; Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Age Factors; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diseases; Economic Factors; Educational Status--women; Employment Status; English Speaking Africa; Family Planning; Fertility; Fertility Control, Postconception; Fertility Measurements; Health; Health Facilities; Hospitals; Infections; Information; Information Processing; Marital Status; Maternal Mortality; Mortality; Nigeria; Nuptiality; Occupational Status--women; Parity; Period Analysis; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Records; Research Methodology; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Western Africa
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Year: 1990 PMID： 2127995
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Afr J Med Med Sci ISSN： 0309-3913