Frequency and characteristics of induced abortion among married and single women in São Paulo, Brazil Aborto provocado: sua dimensão e características entre mulheres solteiras e casadas da cidade de São Paulo, Brasil

This article presents the results of a study in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, aimed at estimating the frequency of induced abortion among women 15 to 49 years of age. The objective was to characterize the occurrence of induced abortion by comparing the ideal number of children, age, and contracepti...

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Published in:	Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Main Authors:	Rebeca de Souza e Silva, Elisabeth Meloni Vieira
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2009-01-01
Subjects:	Aborto Induzido Anticoncepcionais Saúde Reprodutiva Induced Abortion Contraceptive Agents Reproductive Health
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2009000100019