Contribution of the Central American and Caribbean obstetrics and gynecology societies to the prevention of unsafe abortion in the region
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Unsafe abortion is a very important public health issue in the Central America and Caribbean region, where the use of modern contraceptive methods remains low and the restrictive legal framework reduces access to safe abortion. The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) Initiative for the Prevention of Unsafe Abortion and its Consequences is contributing toward resolving this problem by strengthening collaboration between medical societies, representatives of each country's Ministry of Health, and local and international agencies. In the 8 countries that decided to join this initiative in 2008, progress has been achieved in improving access to modern contraceptive methods, increasing the use of manual vacuum aspiration and misoprostol, and updating guidelines on postabortion care.
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All assessed societies took part in the previous prevention of unsafe abortions initiative.
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- Authors
- de Gil, M. P.
- Venue
- International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2014-03-28
- Volume
- 126
- Issue
- S1
- Pages
- S10-2
- ISSN
- 0020-6695 (ISSN-L)
- 0020-7292
- 1879-3479
- OpenAlex
- W2089221716
- Cited by
- 8
- References
- 9
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 0.33
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › International Human Rights and Reproductive Law
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Global Health and Surgery
- Keywords
- unsafe abortion, abortion prevention, medical societies, contraceptive access, modern contraceptive methods, manual vacuum aspiration, misoprostol, post-abortion care, abortion law, Central America, Caribbean
- MeSH terms
- Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal, Abortion, Induced, Aftercare, Central America, Contraceptive Agents, Female, Gynecology, Health Services Accessibility, Humans, International Agencies, International Cooperation, Obstetrics, Pregnancy, Societies, Medical, Vacuum Curettage, Misoprostol, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Caribbean Region
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