title: Induced abortion among the Pati Rabha women of Boko area, Kamrup district, Assam.
abstract: "Acceptance of induced abortion as a device of family planning among the Pati Rabha of Boko area [India] was studied.  Out of 345 couples, practising various family planning devices, 86 (24.93%) accepted induced abortion.  Of the total 629 conceptions of these 86 women, 137 (21.78%) conceptions were terminated by induced abortion.... The highest percentage (18.24%) of the induced abortion was done at the 6th order of pregnancy, 62.79% of the women accepted the induced abortion only once in their reproductive period.  Most (91.86%) of the acceptors were illiterate and all of them were house wives."  Consideration is given to the use of traditional methods of inducing abortions.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sarma
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D001208:Asia; D001722:Birth Order; D001723:Birth Rate; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005195:Family Relations; D005298:Fertility; D006262:Health; D006285:Health Planning; D006296:Health Services; D007194:India; D008511:Medicine; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D017584:Reproductive History; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Abortion, Induced; Acceptors; Asia; Birth Order; Couples; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Educational Status; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Planning; Family Planning Programs; Family Relationships; Fertility; Fertility Control, Postconception; Fertility Measurements; Health; Health Services; Illiterates; India; Medicine; Medicine, Traditional; Population; Population Dynamics; Pregnancy History; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Southern Asia