Induced abortion in villages of Ballabgarh HDSS: rates, trends, causes and determinants

Induced abortion has been legal in India on a broad range of medical and social grounds since 1980s. Often, induced abortion is resorted to as a means for contraception, and has a potential to be misused for sex selective feticide. We assessed the rates, trends, causes and determinants of induced abortions from 2008-12 in a rural community of northern India.Present study is a secondary data analysis of pregnancy outcomes at Ballabgarh Health and...