Acceso abierto·Documento·2017·Inglés

Abortion, an increasing public health concern in Ecuador, a 10-year population-based analysis

Esteban Ortiz‐Prado; Katherine Simbaña‐Rivera; Lenin Gómez‐Barreno; Anna M. Stewart‐Ibarra; Lisa Allen Scott; Gabriel Cevallos S

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Resumen

Abortion is a significant and wide-ranging problem in Ecuador. The study supports the perception that in spite of legal restrictions to abortion in Ecuador, women are still terminating pregnancies when they feel they need to do so. The public health system reported >84% of the national overall prevalence.

Cómo citar

Esteban Ortiz‐Prado, & Katherine Simbaña‐Rivera, & Lenin Gómez‐Barreno, & Anna M. Stewart‐Ibarra, & Lisa Allen Scott, & Gabriel Cevallos S (2017). Abortion, an increasing public health concern in Ecuador, a 10-year population-based analysis. https://doi.org/10.2147/por.s129464