The incidence of incomplete abortion and the prevalence of abortion-related morbidity in South African public hospitals, 2018
ICA incidence has not changed, but related morbidity is declining. Various factors could explain our findings, but the lack of change in ICA incidence indicates that access to formal abortion care has not improved over the past 20 years.
Authors
- Jonathan Levin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6177-614X)
- Nokuthula Gloria Nkosi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3227-1775)
- Daphney Nozizwe Conco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4999-7502)
- Kelly Blanchard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9691-0700)
- Sharon Fonn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6115-8707)
- Tshegofatso Bessenaar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2148-0715)
- Boitumelo M. Komane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0585-1106)
Institutions
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- Ibis Reproductive Health (ZA)
- Ibis Reproductive Health (US)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- South African Medical Journal
- Published
- 2025-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7196/samj.2025.v115i1.1987
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.64
Funders
- South African Medical Research Council
- Medical Research Council