Title: Abortion and M.T.P. cases: a study of hospital admissions from 1971 to 1979

POPLINE Document Number: 017348

Author(s):

Mehta B
Prabhavathy R
Mehta SP
Venkatesh S

Source citation:

Indian Journal of Public Health, 1982 Jan-Mar;26(1):38-42.

Abstract:

This paper is a study of incidence of abortion, spontaneous and induced, over a 9-year period (1971-79) in Jipmer Hospital, Pondicherry, India. There were 1958 cases of septic and spontaneous abortions with an average of 217/year. Septic abortions (425) constituted 21.7% of the total. Most of the septic abortions belonged to women in the age group 25-39, with the same age distribution of medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) cases while in spontaneous abortions there were 71% in age group 15-29. 80% of the septic abortion cases came from rural areas, 70% of MTP cases; 70% of septic abortion cases were 4th or more gravida, 70% of spontaneous births were 3rd or less. 80% of cases of septic abortions belonged to females in poor socioeconomic situations. Case fatality rate from septic abortion ranged from 8.9-23.2 with the average being 14.3. In the case of spontaneous abortions there were 2 deaths in 9 years; there were no deaths in spontaneous abortions and MTP cases.

Keywords:

India
Abortion
Abortion, Spontaneous
Mortality
Incidence
Parity
Age Factors
Residence Characteristics
Socioeconomic Status
Asia, Southern
Asia
Developing Countries
Fertility Control, Postconception
Family Planning
Pregnancy Complications
Diseases
Population Dynamics
Demographic Factors
Population
Measurement
Research Methodology
Fertility Measurements
Fertility
Population Characteristics
Population Distribution
Geographic Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Economic Factors