Termination of Pregnancy in Adolescents

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Authors

  • U B Roychowdhury
     Upgraded Dept, of Forensic and State Medicine, Medical College, Kolkata ,IN
  • D GuhaRoy
     2nd Professor MBBS, Upgraded Dept, of Forensic and State Medicine, Medical College, Kolkata ,IN
  • A Roy
     Upgraded Dept, of Forensic and State Medicine, Medical College, Kolkata ,IN
  • S Basak
     Dept, of Forensic and State Medicine, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education And Research, Kolkata ,IN

Keywords:

Adolescent girls, MTP.

Abstract

A study was conducted at the Dept, of G&O, Medical College, Kolkata in collaboration with the Dept, of FSM on adolescent girls who have undergone Medical Termination of Pregnancy(MTP) for the period Sept.06 to May 07. Highest incidence(48.89%) was found in low-income group. 80% of the girls were married and a large number of them(60%) did not use any contraceptive. Social cause was the commonest indication(75.57%) for MTP.

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Published

2008-11-01

How to Cite

Roychowdhury, U. B., GuhaRoy, D., Roy, A., & Basak, S. (2008). Termination of Pregnancy in Adolescents. Indian Science Cruiser, 22(5), 21–24. Retrieved from https://informaticsjournals.com/index.php/ISC/article/view/38321

Issue

Volume 22, Issue 5, November 2008

Section

Search & Survey