Time to act-comprehensive abortion care in east Africa

Amanda Cleeve; Monica Oguttu; Bela Ganatra; Susan Atuhairwe; Elin C Larsson; Marlene Makenzius; Marie Klingberg-Allvin; Mandira Paul; Othman Kakaire; Elisabeth Faxelid; Josaphat Byamugisha; Kristina Gemzell-Danielsson

doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(16)30136-X

Time to act-comprehensive abortion care in east Africa

Lancet Glob Health. 2016 Sep;4(9):e601-2. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(16)30136-X.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; WHO Center for Human Reproduction, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. Electronic address: amanda.cleeve@ki.se.
² Kisumu Medical and Education Trust, Kisumu, Kenya.
³ WHO, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, Geneva, Switzerland.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda.
⁵ Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Women's and Children's Health/IMCH, Uppsala University, Akademiska University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
⁶ Department of Public Health Sciences/Global Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; School of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
⁷ Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; School of Education, Health and Social Studies, Dalarna University, Falun, Sweden.
⁸ Department of Women's and Children's Health/IMCH, Uppsala University, Akademiska University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
⁹ Department of Public Health Sciences/Global Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
¹⁰ Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; WHO Center for Human Reproduction, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.

PMID: 27539801
DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(16)30136-X

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Abortion, Induced* / adverse effects
Abortion, Induced* / legislation & jurisprudence
Abortion, Induced* / statistics & numerical data
Africa, Eastern / epidemiology
Comprehensive Health Care / organization & administration*
Female
Health Services Accessibility / organization & administration*
Humans
Maternal Mortality
Morbidity
Pregnancy
Women's Health Services / organization & administration*

Grants and funding

001/WHO_/World Health Organization/International