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Deaths from injuries and induced abortion among rural Bangladeshi women

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  • Fauveau, V.
  • Blanchet, T.

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Information about injuries and violence as causes of death of women is scarce and often incomplete, and particularly so regarding women in the rural areas of South Asia. This report provides detailed specific information collected in Matlab, a sub-district of rural Bangladesh. of 1139 women (aged 15-44 yr) who died there during the 11-yr period from 1976 to 1986, 207 (18%) were victims of unintentional injuries or violence. In this study, unintentional injuries include domestic and traffic accidents, drowning and snake-bites, while violent deaths are defined as due to intentional injury and include homicide, suicide and lethal complications of induced abortion. Injuries and violence accounted for 31% of all deaths among women aged 15-19 yr. This proportion dropped significantly with age to 10% among women aged 35-44 yr. Unmarried women suffered a higher proportion of such deaths (36%) than married women (15%). Violent deaths during pregnancy and complications of induced abortion among young unmarried women deserve special attention. In the male-dominated society under study, suicide and homicide are observed to be two frequent consequences of illegitimate pregnancy. Although this study suffers from the absence of data on non-fatal injuries and attempted violence, it may serve as a basis for recommending preventive measures.

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  • Fauveau, V. & Blanchet, T., 1989. "Deaths from injuries and induced abortion among rural Bangladeshi women," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 29(9), pages 1121-1127, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:29:y:1989:i:9:p:1121-1127
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    1. Christopher Adam Bagley & Afroze Shahnaz & Padam Simkhada, 2017. "High Rates of Suicide and Violence in the Lives of Girls and Young Women in Bangladesh: Issues for Feminist Intervention," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 6(4), pages 1-17, November.
    2. Kumar, Sudesh & Singh, Janet, 2007. "An action plan to assess the current situation of maternal & newborn care at government health facilities in Jharkhand, India," MPRA Paper 6187, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 04 Sep 2007.

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