Adolescent Health

Survey finds 8,000 clandestine abortions occur yearly in Burkina Faso capital

Published in Women's Health Weekly, February 12th, 2004

Findings of a survey conducted in Burkina Faso show that 8,000 clandestine abortions are carried out every year in the country's capital, Ouagadougou, alone, on teenage girls between 15 and 19 years old.

"These abortions represent a real danger for the women's health because 60% of them end up with very serious complications," said Baya Banza, the director of the Unit for the Teaching and Research in Demography (UERD) and coordinator of the survey.

According to a report from the United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN; www.irinnews.org) about the survey, 62% of the abortions were facilitated by health workers and their...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2004-02-12)

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