• Int J Gynaecol Obstet · Nov 2004

    Repeat induced abortions and contraceptive practices among unmarried young women seeking an abortion in China.

    • Y Cheng, X Gno, Y Li, S Li, A Qu, and B Kang.
    • National Research Institute for Family Planning (NRIFP), 12 Da Hui Si, Hai Dian District, Beijing 100081, China. cym55@a-1.net.cn
    • Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2004 Nov 1;87(2):199-202.

    ObjectiveTo determine the rates of repeated abortion and contraceptive use among unmarried young women seeking an abortion in China.MethodsWe used an anonymous self-administered questionnaire at abortion clinics in Beijing, Changsha, and Dalian from January to September 2000.ResultsOf 4547 unmarried young women seeking an abortion, 33.0% reported having had one previous induced abortion. Of those who had had more than one abortion, only 29.7% used a contraceptive method at their first sexual intercourse after the procedure; and of the 446 women who chose contraception, 41.3% used the traditional methods of withdrawal or rhythm. Although 65.0% of the young women had used condoms at least once, only 9.6% did so consistently and correctly; 47.7% of the current pregnancies were associated with nonuse of any contraceptive, and 52.3% were related to contraceptive failure.ConclusionThe rate of unmarried young women seeking repeated abortions was high in China on 2000. The rate of consistent condom use was low, and the rate of contraceptive failure was higher.

      Pubmed     Full text   Copy Citation     Plaintext  

      Add institutional full text...

    Notes

     
    Knowledge, pearl, summary or comment to share?
    300 characters remaining
    help        
    You can also include formatting, links, images and footnotes in your notes
    • Simple formatting can be added to notes, such as *italics*, _underline_ or **bold**.
    • Superscript can be denoted by <sup>text</sup> and subscript <sub>text</sub>.
    • Numbered or bulleted lists can be created using either numbered lines 1. 2. 3., hyphens - or asterisks *.
    • Links can be included with: [my link to pubmed](http://pubmed.com)
    • Images can be included with: ![alt text](https://bestmedicaljournal.com/study_graph.jpg "Image Title Text")
    • For footnotes use [^1](This is a footnote.) inline.
    • Or use an inline reference [^1] to refer to a longer footnote elseweher in the document [^1]: This is a long footnote..

    hide…

What will the 'Medical Journal of You' look like?

Start your free 21 day trial now.

We guarantee your privacy. Your email address will not be shared.