title: Paraguayan pharmacies and the sale of pseudo-abortifacients.
abstract: This study was conducted in 1985 in Asunción, Paraguay, 6 years after the closure of the state supported family planning services. Data from national surveys in 1977 and 1987 permit a comparison of sources of contraceptive supplies before and after the elimination of government support for family planning. The purchase of pseudo-abortifacients from private pharmacies was used as an indication of induced abortion. After the loss of government clinics, it is suggested that some women turned to pharmacists to obtain pseudo-abortifacients when faced with unwanted pregnancy. There is an indication of increased pseudo-abortifacient use, particularly among unmarried women and those from poorer neighbourhoods.
authors.affiliation: Paraguayan College of Chemical Pharmacists, Asunción.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Krayacich de Oddone
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Shedlin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Welsh
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Potts
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Feldblum
mesh_terms: D000019:Abortifacient Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D010239:Paraguay; D010594:Pharmacies / Q000191:economics*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014504:Urban Health
chemical_list: D000019:Abortifacient Agents