title: Induced abortion among unmarried women in Sichuan province, China.
abstract: This report describes the social and demographic characteristics of 457 unmarried women who underwent a first trimester induced abortion at hospitals and family planning clinics in Sichuan province, China. The data show a very low level of medical complications. However, improved access to contraception for unmarried women is needed in order to reduce the incidence of unintended pregnancies and induced abortion.
authors.affiliation: Sichuan Family Planning Research Institute, Chengdu, China.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: S Z
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: X Q
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: M X
authors.initials: MX
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Pullum
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017533:Marital Status; D011247:Pregnancy; D011275:Pregnancy, Unwanted; D011446:Prospective Studies