Paper
Prevalence of Abortion among Women in Various Occupations in Abuja - Nigeria from Year 1999-2008
- Authors:
- Abue A.D; Ujaddughe M.O; Adebayo – taiwo J
- Abstract
- Occupation refers to job or profession (Oxford Advance Learner’s Dictionary). Abuja is made up of mostly federal government workers, contractors, traders, students, tourists, diplomats, politicians, etc. The research was retrospective. The tool used was patients folder in the gynecological unit of the Wuse General Hospital. The research looked at the prevalence of abortion among these four groups of persons (traders, public servants, house wives, students). Our findings show that abortion was prevalent among traders (32.4%) and public servants (29.4%) most of whom were married. The students were the least probably because the data was collected from a government hospital; this may not reflect the actual percentage of students since most of them have multiple sex partners. Government hospitals attend to life threatening abortions. There is a low patronage to family planning. This will increase the incidence of abortions in Abuja if government and other anti-abortion crusaders do not take proactive steps to enhance the knowledge of sex education and reproductive health via the use of both prints and electronic media as well as religious leaders and traditional rulers. Drug vendors and other quacks should be well educated on the dangers of abortions to residence of Abuja and its environs. In conclusion this research work wills open doors for more research in the various private clinics in the six area council of Abuja.
- Keywords
- Abortion; Abuja; Occupation; Prevalence
- StartPage
- 220
- EndPage
- 222
- Doi
- 10.5963/LSMR0305005