2000
DOI: 10.1590/s1020-49892000000300005
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Mortalidade por causas relacionadas ao aborto no Brasil: declínio e desigualdades espaciais

Abstract: Abortion is not only a major cause of obstetric hospitalization in poor countries, but it also represents the failure of the public health system to provide enough information about contraceptive methods and thus prevent pregnancies. In Brazil, the high utilization rates of health facilities due to abortions reflect the ongoing difficulties with family planning and contraception. In addition, mortality resulting from abortions serves as an indicator of the quality of abortion procedures, an important point in … Show more

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“…Embora com tendência de redução no Brasil 30 , figuram como a terceira causa nesse grupo, em decorrência de complicações infecciosas ou hemorrágicas 31 .…”
Section: Estimativas a Partir De Internações Hospitalaresunclassified
“…Embora com tendência de redução no Brasil 30 , figuram como a terceira causa nesse grupo, em decorrência de complicações infecciosas ou hemorrágicas 31 .…”
Section: Estimativas a Partir De Internações Hospitalaresunclassified
“…Isso impede, muitas vezes, segundo Sampaio (2006), que adolescentes e jovens do sexo masculino assumam uma postura mais autônoma diante do cuidado com seu corpo -e com o corpo do outro. Lima (2000) aponta que as iniquidades de gênero e os valores machistas organizam as práticas discursivas no interior do nordeste brasileiro, acentuando a vulnerabilidade feminina às DST/aids.…”
Section: Introductionunclassified
“…The health system's delay in ensuring adequate treatment for these complications, commonly determined by the stigma related to abortion, increases the chance of progressing to death 13 . Brazilian data show that abortion is among the top five causes of maternal death, being responsible for 5 to 20% of deaths, however, it is possible that the illegality of the practice in the Country allows the underreporting of cases 14, 15 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%