title: [Inventory of unsafe abortions: retrospective study of 451 cases treated in Moulay Ismail Military Hospital of instruction, Meknes, Morocco].
abstract: Unsafe abortion is a plague spreading around the world but especially in Africa where it is a lucrative market for traditional practitioners which exposes patients to serious complications including death. Our retrospective study of 451 cases represent an exhaustive sample of this practice in Morocco exploring the reasons why women experience an unsafe abortion, what age group is most affected, conditions and complications inherent in this practice. Our study focuses on the need for intervention before pregnancy by developing the concept of contraception among girls from their early years to minimize these non-health practices.
authors.affiliation: Université Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Fès, Maroc.
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Laghzaoui
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D005260:Female; D006772:Hospitals, Military; D006801:Humans; D009018:Morocco / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Abortion; complication; contraception; unsafe