title: Unsafe abortion in Tanzania: a review of the evidence.
abstract: Although pregnancy termination is restricted by law in Tanzania, it is widely practiced and almost always unsafe,and contributes to the country's high maternal morbidity and mortality. Yet the majority of abortion-related deaths are preventable, as are the unintended pregnancies associated with abortion. Better access to contraceptives, more comprehensive postabortion care and greater availability of safe abortion services within the current legal framework are critical to achieving the Millennium Development Goal 5 of reducing maternal mortality and ensuring universal access to reproductive health care by 2015.
authors: Guttmacher Institute
authors: Vanessa
authors: V
authors: Woog
authors: Andrea B
authors: AB
authors: Pembe
mesh_terms: D000024:Abortion, Illegal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000351:Africa, Eastern / Q000453:epidemiology; D003267:Contraception / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008428:Maternal Mortality / Q000208:ethnology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D034121:Reproductive Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013636:Tanzania / Q000453:epidemiology