Beijing, Sept 26(ANI): Experts have warned that young unmarried migrant women in China are at a high risk of induced abortions in China and have urged their better access to reproductive health education.
According to Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research's Center for Clinical Research and Training Director Cheng Linan, nearly 47 percent of induced abortions are performed on women aged below 25, and nearly eight to ten million cases come to light every year.
A 2008 induced abortions survey in Beijing showed that at least 70 percent of the women undergoing the procedure were migrants, the China Daily reports.
"The rising trend of induced abortions is even more evident among migrants who usually have poor awareness and access to reproductive health knowledge and services, particularly about contraception," she said, on the occasion of marking the World Contraceptive Day on September 26.
According to a Chinese Medical Association (CMA) study, nearly 56 percent of the women undergoing induced abortion had two surgeries and 13.5 percent had over three.
"That not only causes the women certain physical or mental problems, but it also gives the country a huge economic burden of more than 3 billion yuan," or about 470 million dollars, Linan said.
The women who had undergone induced abortion are likely to become infertile, suffer hemorrhage, uterine or pelvic infection, uterine perforation and cervical laceration.
Experts blame low awareness, poor access to professional consultations on contraception among the reasons for the problem.
Post-abortion care (PAC) is a strategy followed worldwide to address the issue by treating complicated cases and providing family planning knowledge to prevent future abortions.(ANI)
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