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Tuesday, May 21 / 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Phwiti-Mpeta Room

Session 25
Trends, determinants, and consequences of abortion in Africa

Chair: Ernestina Coast, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Discussant: Chiseche MIbenge, Guttmacher Institute

1. “I Always Know She Cannot Betray Me.” Disclosure of Abortion and Methods Used in Informal Settlements in Nairobi, KenyaRamatou Ouedraogo, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC); Martin Bangha, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC); Clementine Rossier, University of Geneva; Onikepe Owolabi, Guttmacher Institute; Moussa Zan, ISSP.

2. Do Restrictive Abortion Laws Affect the Severity of Abortion-Related Morbidities in Africa?Blake Erhardt-Ohren, University of California, Berkeley; Hedieh Mehrtash, UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research; Özge Tunçalp, World Health Organization; Rosalinda Hernandez Muñoz, Sigil Consulting Group; Adama Baguiya, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé; Kwame Adu-Bonsaffoh, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, University of Ghana; Rodolfo Gomez Ponce de Leon, Pan American Health Organization (CLAP/WR-PAHO/WHO); Mariana Romero, Centro de Estudios de Estado y Sociedad; Philip Govule, Department of Epidemiology and Disease Control, School of Public Health, University of Ghana; Ausbert Thoko Msusa, Centre for Reproductive Health, College of Medicine, University of Malawi; Caron Kim, World Health Organization; Luiz Francisco Baccaro, UNICAMP; Folasade Adenike Bello, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Ibadan; Zahida Qureshi, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nairobi; Rachidatou Compaore, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé; Ndola Prata, Bixby Center for Population Health and Sustainability, UC Berkeley.

3. Trends of Abortion in Francophone Sub-Saharan AfricaKeita Ohashi, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

4. Determinants and Barriers to Safe Abortion Care in Nigeria: A Mixed Method AnalysisSunday Abatan, Federal University Oye; Sola Asa, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

5. Religious Beliefs and Abortion Attempts among Women with Recent Experiences of Unwanted Pregnancy in Osun State, NigeriaTosin Oni, Obafemi Awolowo University; Stephen Adebowale, University of Ibadan; Akanni I. Akinyemi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife; Akinrinola Bankole, Guttmacher Institute.

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