Pregnancy termination: results of a community-based study in Lagos, Nigeria.
A community survey in the Shomolu area of Lagos Nigeria showed the incidence of induced abortion to be 5.6%. Most of the abortions were carried out under medical supervision, using a combination of methods. Reasons for the abortions suggest that many were carried out on pregnancies that could have been prevented.
D000024:Abortion, Illegal; D000028:Abortion, Induced; D003906:Developing Countries; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009549:Nigeria; D011247:Pregnancy