Holla Ramesh, Kanchan Tanuj, Unnikrishnan Bhaskaran, Kotian Mangalore Shashidhar, Kumar Nithin, Thapar Rekha, Mithra Prasanna, Papanna Mohan Kumar, Kulkarni Vaman, Darshan Bhagawan Bhagyamma
Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore, India.
Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore, India.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2014 Jun;125(3):253-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.12.008. Epub 2014 Mar 5.
To investigate the demographic and obstetric profile of women seeking medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) in South India in accordance with the MTP Act of India.
A registry-based retrospective study was carried out at a tertiary care teaching hospital in South India. The hospital records of all pregnant women seeking MTP over a 2-year period between January 2011 and December 2012 were reviewed.
A total of 244 women underwent MTP during the study period. More than one-third (37.8%) were aged between 26 and 30 years. The majority of women underwent MTP during the first trimester (79.5%). Medical reasons were cited as the most common reason for undergoing MTP (39.3%), followed by unplanned pregnancy (34.8%). The majority of women were seeking MTP for the first time (84.8%). More than half of the women (52.9%) opted for post-MTP contraception.
MTP for unplanned pregnancy can be prevented if people are well informed about methods of contraception. MTP is an opportunity for healthcare professionals to discuss fertility needs and need for contraception with women seeking MTP so that appropriate decisions can be taken for suitable family planning.
根据印度人工流产法案，调查印度南部寻求人工流产（MTP）的女性的人口统计学和产科特征。
在印度南部的一家三级护理教学医院开展了一项基于登记处的回顾性研究。回顾了2011年1月至2012年12月这两年间所有寻求人工流产的孕妇的医院记录。
在研究期间，共有244名女性接受了人工流产。超过三分之一（37.8%）的女性年龄在26至30岁之间。大多数女性在孕早期接受人工流产（79.5%）。医学原因被认为是接受人工流产最常见的原因（39.3%），其次是意外怀孕（34.8%）。大多数女性是首次寻求人工流产（84.8%）。超过一半的女性（52.9%）选择了人工流产后避孕。
如果人们充分了解避孕方法，意外怀孕导致的人工流产是可以预防的。人工流产是医疗保健专业人员与寻求人工流产的女性讨论生育需求和避孕需求的一个契机，以便能够为合适的计划生育做出适当的决定。
