Profile of women undergoing medical termination of pregnancy in hospital.

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dc.contributor.authorGanguly, Gen_US
dc.contributor.authorBiswas, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorSharma, G Den_US
dc.date.accessioned1993-11-01en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-31T07:08:43Z
dc.date.available1993-11-01en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-31T07:08:43Z
dc.date.issued1993-11-01en_US
dc.description.abstractThe present study was undertaken to find out the profile of women undergoing medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) in Hospital, 1000 consecutive cases undergoing MTP at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital were studied. 95.6% cases were married and 4.4% cases were unmarried. In the whole series, 7.6% cases were teenagers though in unmarried group 90.9% cases were teenagers. In 56% of married group the monthly family income was more than Rs 500/- whereas majority in unmarried group had family income less than Rs 500/- per month. In the whole series, 44.4% cases were illiterate, 48.2% cases were educated up to primary school and only 7.3% cases up to high school and above. In the married group, 204 cases undergoing MTP with one living issue, 388 cases with 2 living issues and 396 cases with 3 living issues. In the whole series, 88% cases were 1st trimester MTP and 12% were 2nd trimester MTP cases, whereas in the unmarried group 72.7% cases were in the 2nd trimester, and 5.7% cases had history of previous MTP. Effective contraception was only 6% before MTP whereas it increased to 90.6% after MTP.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Calcutta.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGanguly G, Biswas A, Sharma GD. Profile of women undergoing medical termination of pregnancy in hospital. Journal of the Indian Medical Association. 1993 Nov; 91(11): 286-7en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/96637
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.jimaonline.org.in/en_US
dc.subject.meshAbortion, Induced --statistics & numerical dataen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAge Factorsen_US
dc.subject.meshContraception --methodsen_US
dc.subject.meshEducational Statusen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHospitalizationen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIncomeen_US
dc.subject.meshMarital Statusen_US
dc.subject.meshParityen_US
dc.subject.meshPregnancyen_US
dc.subject.meshPregnancy Trimester, Firsten_US
dc.subject.meshPregnancy Trimester, Seconden_US
dc.titleProfile of women undergoing medical termination of pregnancy in hospital.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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