Abortion

The PMA2020 abortion module produced improved estimates of several abortion-related indicators. Results from the female survey provide new insights into the frequency, correlates, and safety of induced abortion in these settings, including information on the characteristics of women who have abortions and their pathways to termination within and outside the formal healthcare system. Facility data illustrate induced abortion and postabortion service availability and readiness to provide quality care. Four-page briefs highlighting abortion survey results are available.

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Survey Results Summaries

PMA uses innovative mobile technology to support low-cost, rapid-turnaround surveys monitoring key health and development indicators. Surveys are completed by resident enumerators, uploaded to a central server via a mobile data network, cleaned and analyzed. Results are disseminated shortly after.

Country	Survey	Results Brief
Democratic Republic of Congo	PMA, Kinshasa, Abortion, 2024	French
Niger	PMA, Abortion, 2022	French English
Democratic Republic of Congo	PMA, Kongo Central, Abortion 2021-22	French English
Democratic Republic of Congo	PMA, Kinshasa, Abortion 2021-22	French English
Burkina Faso	PMA, Postabortion Care, 2021-2022	French English
Burkina Faso	PMA, Abortion 2020-2021	French English
Côte d’Ivoire	PMA, Abortion: Restrictions on Safe Abortion	English French
Côte d’Ivoire	PMA, Abortion: Treating Complications	English French
India	PMA2020, Round 4, 2018	English Hindi
Nigeria	PMA, Abortion: Unsafe Abortion Disparities	English

Research in Abortion

87.2%

of hospitals in Rajasthan, India have basic postabortion care functions, compared to only 34.1% of community health centers or 3.4% of primary health centers.

In Rajasthan, India, most hospitals provided induced abortion services (95%), but only 87% had the necessary equipment, medicines, and other services to provide basic induced abortion care. Less than half of community health centers provided any postabortion or induced abortion care services, and only 16% of primary health centers provided any abortion care. 41% of hospitals offered comprehensive PAC services (basic PAC services plus >12 weeks removal of retained products, blood transfusion, laparotomy, 24/7 PAC service availability, and provision of long-acting reversible contraception). Comprehensive PAC services were not offered at any primary health centers or clinics.

Publications

PMA has a variety of publications including briefs, reports and overview documents that may be used to inform health policy and programming decisions. Listed below are publications authored by PMA faculty, students, staff, and partners that draw upon PMA data.

For a full list of publications that use PMA data, please visit our Google Scholars page.

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