An Assesment Of The Prevelance Of Abortion In The Obstetrics&Gynecology Ward, Kampala International University Teaching Hospital From June 2013 To May 2014

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AN ASSESMENT OF THE PREVELANCE OF ABORTION IN THE OBSTETRICS&GYNECOLOGY WARD,

KAMPALA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL FROM JUNE 2013 TO MAY 2014 ................ 0

TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................................................................... 5

CHAPTER ONE ............................................................................................................................................... 7

1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 7

1.1 BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................................. 7

1.2 PROBLEM STATEMENT .................................................................................................................... 7

1.3 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................................... 8

1.4 RESEARCH QUESTION ..................................................................................................................... 8

1.5 JUSTIFICATION ................................................................................................................................ 8

CHAPTER TWO .............................................................................................................................................. 9

2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW ........................................................................................................................... 9

2.1 Introduction/ Definition .................................................................................................................. 9

2.2 Epidemiology ................................................................................................................................. 10

2.3 Reason considered for Abortion: .................................................................................................. 11

2.4 Complications of Abortion ............................................................................................................ 11

2.4 Abortion and the Law .................................................................................................................... 15

CHAPTER THREE .......................................................................................................................................... 16

METHODOLOGY ...................................................................................................................................... 16

3.1 Study Design .................................................................................................................................. 16

3.2 Study Setting ................................................................................................................................. 16

3.3 Study population ........................................................................................................................... 16

3.4 Sampling procedure ...................................................................................................................... 16

3.5 Inclusion criteria ............................................................................................................................ 16

3.6 Exclusion criteria ........................................................................................................................... 17

3.7 Data collection .............................................................................................................................. 17

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3.8 Data analysis and Presentation ..................................................................................................... 17

3.9 Ethical consideration ..................................................................................................................... 17

CHAPTER FOUR ........................................................................................................................................... 18

4.0 Data Presentation and Analysis ........................................................................................................ 18

Table 1. Prevalence of cases of Abortion in the year June2013- May2014 at KIUTH ........................ 18

Table 3. Recorded ages of the Patients admitted with Abortion ....................................................... 19

Table 4. Recorded Parity of Patients admitted with Abortion ............................................................ 20

Table 5. Recorded Home Districts of Patients Admitted with Abortion ............................................. 22

CHAPTER FIVE ............................................................................................................................................. 23

5.1 DISCUSSION ....................................................................................................................................... 23

5.2 Conclusions ....................................................................................................................................... 25

5.3 Recommendations ............................................................................................................................ 26

APPENDIX ONE ............................................................................................................................................ 28

SCHEDULE/TIME FRAME ......................................................................................................................... 28

APPENDIX TWO ........................................................................................................................................... 29

BUDGET ................................................................................................................................................... 29

APPENDIX THREE - MAP .............................................................................................................................. 30

References .................................................................................................................................................. 31