Global, regional, and subregional classification of abortions by safety, 2010-14: estimates from a Bayesian hierarchical model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Global estimates of unsafe abortions have been produced for 1995, 2003, and 2008. However, reconceptualisation of the framework and methods for estimating abortion safety is needed owing to the increased availability of simple methods for safe abortion (eg, medical abortion), the increasingly widespread use of misoprostol outside formal health systems in contexts where abortion is legally restricted, and the need to account for the multiple factors that affect abortion safety.

Methods

We used all available empirical data on abortion methods, providers, and settings, and factors affecting safety as covariates within a Bayesian hierarchical model to estimate the global, regional, and subregional distributions of abortion by safety categories. We used a three-tiered

SUBMITTER: Ganatra B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5711001 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature