title: The incidence of induced abortion in a prospective cohort study of 16- to 25-year-old Australian women.
abstract: In Australia, data for induced abortions (IA) is unreliable, although accurate information is essential for the development of policy and funding for services relating to IA. The rate of induced abortion was an incidental finding from questionnaire data collected for a longitudinal study of chlamydia in young women in Australia. We found a pregnancy rate of 7.2/100 woman years (95% confidence interval (CI): 5.7-9.0) (n=76) and IA rate of 2.1/100 women years (95% CI: 1.4-3.2) (n=22). Differences were found between States and Territories, information which might influence the development of services in regions of Australia.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McNamee
authors.forename: John K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kaldor
authors.forename: Basil
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Donovan
authors.forename: Christopher K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Fairley
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pirotta
authors.forename: Catriona S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Bradshaw
authors.forename: Marcus Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garland
authors.forename: Jane S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Hocking
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008403:Mass Screening; D011247:Pregnancy; D055815:Young Adult