Profile of Patients Who Underwent Abortion in Tertiary Medical College in Trichy: A Descriptive Study Raghuram V1, Shankar S2,*, Janice A Betty3, Brammamuthu S3, Chezhian V M3, Elango S4 1Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Chennai Medical Collge Hospital and research centre, Irungalur, Trichy, Tamil Nadu 2Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Chennai Medical Collge Hospital and research centre, Irungalur, Trichy, Tamil Nadu 3Interns, Department of Community Medicine, Chennai Medical Collge Hospital and research centre, Irungalur, Trichy, Tamil Nadu 4Professor and Head, Department of Community Medicine, Chennai Medical Collge Hospital and research centre, Irungalur, Trichy, Tamil Nadu *Corresponding Author: Dr. Shankar. S, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Chennai Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Trichy, Email: drshankarcmchrc@gmail.com
Online published on 20 March, 2019. Abstract Introduction The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) was legalized in India by an Act in 1971. Method This study is a retrospective data based study of two years..The objective of the was to study the profile of patients who underwent abortion in a medical college hospital in Trichy. Results Prevalence of abortion were more common between the age of 21 and 30 years of which spontaneous abortion was more common. In our study abortions were almost equal in first and second trimester. Various other parameters like educational status in which abortions were common were also studied. Conclusion Poor utilization of abortion services as reflected in the present study calls for creation of awareness among women regarding availability of safe abortion services. Top Keywords Abortion, tertiary care, Profile, Retrospective study, Tamil nadu. Top |