Infection prevention preparedness and practices for female sterilization services within primary care facilities in Northern India

Abstract Background In 2014, 16 women died following female sterilization operations in Bilaspur, a district in central India. In addition to those 16 deaths, 70 women were hospitalized for critical conditions (Sharma, Lancet 384,2014). Although the government of India’s guidelines for female steril...

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Main Authors: Abhishek Kumar, Abhishek Gautam, Arnab Dey, Ruhi Saith, Uttamacharya, Pranita Achyut, Vandana Gautam, Dinesh Agarwal, Amit Chakraverty, Arupendra Mozumdar, Kumudha Aruldas, Ravi Verma, Priya Nanda, Suneeta Krishnan, Niranjan Saggurti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4778-6