title: Socio-cultural factors in adolescent septic illicit abortions in Ilorin, Nigeria.
abstract: One hundred and ninety-two adolescents (aged 12-18 years) with septic illicit abortions were interviewed to assess socio-cultural factors associated with illegally induced septic abortions at Ilorin, Nigeria. They were mostly unmarried schoolgirls who were ignorant of contraception. Inadequate parental supervision contributed largely to unplanned pregnancies, while poor economic state of these patients influenced the occurrence of illegal septic abortions. Wide-spread availability of an acceptable family-life education, with improved socio-economic state of the adolescents would most probably reduce the socio-cultural factors favouring illicit septic induced abortions in this community.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Ilorin, Nigeria.
authors.forename: O O
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Adetoro
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Babarinsa
authors.forename: O S
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Sotiloye
mesh_terms: D000024:Abortion, Illegal / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D009549:Nigeria; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires