Induced abortion in the Nordic countries: special emphasis on young women
Background. To analyze the trends in legally induced abortions among women younger than 30 years in the five Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, since the liberalized abortion laws came into force. Methods. Data stem from national registrations of vital events. Some have...
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crwiley:10.1034/j.1600-0412.2003.00006.x 2024-06-02T08:08:33+00:00 Induced abortion in the Nordic countries: special emphasis on young women Knudsen, Lisbeth B. Gissler, Mika Bender, Soley S. Hedberg, Clas Ollendorff, Ulla Sundström, Kajsa Totlandsdal, Kristina Vilhjalmsdottir, Sigridur 2003 http://dx.doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0412.2003.00006.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1034%2Fj.1600-0412.2003.00006.x https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1034/j.1600-0412.2003.00006.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica volume 82, issue 3, page 257-268 ISSN 0001-6349 1600-0412 journal-article 2003 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0412.2003.00006.x 2024-05-03T11:00:25Z Background. To analyze the trends in legally induced abortions among women younger than 30 years in the five Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, since the liberalized abortion laws came into force. Methods. Data stem from national registrations of vital events. Some have been published in the national vital statistics while others have been retrieved for this study. General and age‐specific abortion rates are used to analyze the trends. Further, an index has been calculated by dividing the age‐specific abortion rates by the Nordic average. Results. The analysis reveals an overall reduction in the general abortion rates in the Nordic countries, apart from Iceland. The rates have been highest in Denmark and Sweden and lowest in Finland since the early 1980s. In the mid‐1980s, the abortion rates increased among 15–19‐year‐old women in Sweden and among 20–24‐year‐old women in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, followed by a reduction. In Iceland the very low age‐specific abortion rates for all age groups under 30 years at the beginning of the study period increased and Iceland had the highest rate for 15–19‐year‐old women in the late‐1990s. Conclusions. The relatively low abortion rates in Finland demonstrate effective preventive efforts, although the recent increase challenges further studies on the relationship between abortion rates and counseling activities. The rise in abortion rates in Iceland indicate a need for improved sex education, contraceptive services and availability of contraceptive methods for young people. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Wiley Online Library Norway Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica 82 3 257 268 |
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Background. To analyze the trends in legally induced abortions among women younger than 30 years in the five Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, since the liberalized abortion laws came into force. Methods. Data stem from national registrations of vital events. Some have been published in the national vital statistics while others have been retrieved for this study. General and age‐specific abortion rates are used to analyze the trends. Further, an index has been calculated by dividing the age‐specific abortion rates by the Nordic average. Results. The analysis reveals an overall reduction in the general abortion rates in the Nordic countries, apart from Iceland. The rates have been highest in Denmark and Sweden and lowest in Finland since the early 1980s. In the mid‐1980s, the abortion rates increased among 15–19‐year‐old women in Sweden and among 20–24‐year‐old women in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, followed by a reduction. In Iceland the very low age‐specific abortion rates for all age groups under 30 years at the beginning of the study period increased and Iceland had the highest rate for 15–19‐year‐old women in the late‐1990s. Conclusions. The relatively low abortion rates in Finland demonstrate effective preventive efforts, although the recent increase challenges further studies on the relationship between abortion rates and counseling activities. The rise in abortion rates in Iceland indicate a need for improved sex education, contraceptive services and availability of contraceptive methods for young people. |
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Knudsen, Lisbeth B. Gissler, Mika Bender, Soley S. Hedberg, Clas Ollendorff, Ulla Sundström, Kajsa Totlandsdal, Kristina Vilhjalmsdottir, Sigridur Induced abortion in the Nordic countries: special emphasis on young women |
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Induced abortion in the Nordic countries: special emphasis on young women |
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Induced abortion in the Nordic countries: special emphasis on young women |
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