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December 6, 2025BMC Public Health0 citationsOpen Access

Prevalence and factors associated with unsafe abortion among married women admitted to the gynecology ward at Lira regional referral hospital in Lira City Northern Uganda

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BABetty ApioJOJames OkelloGAGasthony Alobo

Key Points

  • Unsafe abortion prevalence was notably high among the women analyzed, highlighting a significant public health issue.
  • Key factors included older age and low monthly income, particularly affecting women from rural settings.
  • Analysis conducted at Lira regional referral hospital in the gynecology ward underscores the need for targeted interventions.
  • The findings suggest urgent public health campaigns to improve reproductive health awareness and access to family planning services.

Abstract

There was a high prevalence of unsafe abortion in this study. Older age, coming from rural settings, and low monthly income were significantly associated with unsafe abortion practices. The Ministry of Health should launch a national campaign to educate the public about the risks of unsafe abortion and the availability of sexual and reproductive health services, such as family planning services, to prevent unsafe abortion from unplanned pregnancies.

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Apio et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69337cdbb3f947a0a1259ffchttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25309-0
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