title: Unsafe abortion in Zambia.
abstract: In Zambia, because safe, legal abortion is inaccessible to many women, an unknown number of women each year resort to illegal abortions, many of which are performed under unsanitary and unsafe conditions. The death toll from these procedures is likely high, and almost all such deaths could be avoided if access to safe abortion were improved and unintended pregnancies were prevented.
authors.affiliation: University of Zambia
authors.forename: Rosemary Ndonyo
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Likwa
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Biddlecom
authors.forename: Haley
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ball
mesh_terms: D000023:Abortion Applicants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000024:Abortion, Illegal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000208:ethnology / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003267:Contraception / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008428:Maternal Mortality / Q000208:ethnology; D011247:Pregnancy; D049168:Pregnancy, Unplanned; D037841:Pregnant People / Q000208:ethnology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult; D015024:Zambia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology