Consortium for Research
On Unsafe Abortion in Africa
The purpose of this website is to be a place for researchers interested in abortion issues in Africa to share resources such as study designs and instruments, bibliographies and reports.
The overarching goals of the Consortium are to: 1. improve understanding of the prevalence, causes and consequences of unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion; 2. provide evidence to support actions to reduce unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion; and 3. increase women’s access to high quality, comprehensive, safe abortion care, within the limits of the law, and post-abortion care. The Consortium will foster high-quality policy and program-relevant research on unwanted pregnancy and abortion in selected countries, disseminate scientific findings broadly, support capacity building, and build a network of researchers to facilitate sharing of skills and information.
FEATURED STUDIES
Research and Advocacy on Unsafe Abortion in Uganda: In-Depth Interviews with Policymakers and Dissemination Activities
As influential stakeholders hold the greatest sway over policy formation, operationalization and implementation, documenting their attitudes and opinions about various aspects of abortion serves to identify where the primary barriers are to improving the treatment of abortion complications and possible avenues through which to increase access to safe abortion provision. These study results will also help shape the subject framing and strategies used to communicate existing evidence about abortion in Uganda to people like the influential stakeholders we will interview and their peers.
Magnitude Study of Unsafe Abortion in Malawi
The overall objective of the Magnitude Study of Unsafe Abortion in Malawi was to determine the magnitude of induced and unsafe abortions, and contribute to the discourse and advocacy drive for legal and policy reform in Malawi. The specific objectives of this study were:
1. To explore the socio-demographic characteristics of women who seek abortion services.
2. To determine the incidence, types of complications and abortion case fatality rate as a result of unsafe abortions.
3. To estimate the incidence of induced abortions and unsafe abortions in Malawi.
Survey of Health Facilities in Malawi