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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
social sciences
Private Medical Providers' Knowledge and Practices Concerning Medical Abortion in Nigeria
Studies in Family Planning, Volume 42, No. 1, Year 2011
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To investigate the knowledge and practices regarding medical abortion and postabortion care in northern Nigeria among private physicians-the principal providers of such services in the area-122 doctors operating separate clinics in five states-Bauchi, Borno, Kaduna, Niger, and Taraba-were interviewed by means of a structured questionnaire. The results showed that 22 percent of the doctors reported that they terminate unwanted pregnancies, whereas nearly all reported that they manage complications of unsafe abortion. Manual vacuum aspiration and dilatation and curettage performed singly or in combination were the most common methods of abortion and postabortion care reported by the doctors. Only one doctor reported exclusive use of medical abortion in the first trimester, and three reported its exclusive use in the second trimester. Only 35 percent of the doctors listed misoprostol as a drug that they knew could be used for abortion and postabortion care, and only 12 percent listed mifepristone. By contrast, 49 percent listed inappropriate or dangerous drugs for use in abortion provision in the first and second trimesters of pregnancy. We conclude that private practitioners in northern Nigeria have limited knowledge of medical abortion and postabortion care, and that a capacity-building program on the subject should be instituted for them. © 2011 The Population Council, Inc..
Authors & Co-Authors
Okonofua, Friday Ebhodaghe
Nigeria, Benin
Women's Health and Action Research Center
Hammed, Afolabi
Nigeria, Benin
Women's Health and Action Research Center
Abass, Tajudeen
Nigeria, Zaria
Ahmadu Bello University
Mairiga, Abdulkarim Garba
Nigeria, Maiduguri
University of Maiduguri
Mohammed, Abubakar Bako
Nigeria, Yola
Specialist Hospital Yola, Nigeria
Adewale, Adeniyi
Nigeria, Osogbo
State Specialist Hospital
Garba, Danjuma
Nigeria
Gateway Hospital
Statistics
Citations: 28
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1728-4465.2011.00263.x
ISSN:
00393665
e-ISSN:
17284465
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Niger
Nigeria