title: Unintended pregnancy and abortion in Uganda.
abstract: Unintended pregnancy is common in Uganda, leading to high levels of unplanned births, unsafe abortions, and maternal injury and death. Because most pregnancies that end in abortion are unwanted, nearly all ill health and mortality resulting from unsafe abortion is preventable. This report summarizes evidence on the context and consequences of unintended pregnancy and unsafe abortion in Uganda, points out gaps in knowledge, and highlights steps that can be taken to reduce levels of unintended pregnancy and unsafe abortion, and, in turn, the high level of maternal mortality.
authors.affiliation: Guttmacher Institute, USA.
authors.forename: Rubina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hussain
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000401:mortality* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000359:Aftercare / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D003267:Contraception / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017533:Marital Status; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000600:supply & distribution; D008428:Maternal Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D011247:Pregnancy; D049168:Pregnancy, Unplanned; D011275:Pregnancy, Unwanted; D034121:Reproductive Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014454:Uganda / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult