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Overview of Unintended Pregnancies and Status of Contraception in Malaysia
Intended and Unintended Pregnancies Worldwide in 2012 and Recent Trends – (1)
- 213 million pregnancies occurred in 2012 compared to 211 million in 2008
- 85 million pregnancies representing 40% of all pregnancies were unintended in 2012
- Of these, 50% ended in abortion, 13% in miscarriage and 38% in Unplanned birth.
Data from the United Nations showed that the reasons for Unintended pregnancies were:-
- Substantial Unmet need for family planning services in many areas of the world.
- Poverty.
- Education.
- Contraception method failure.
- Incorrect or inconsistent use of contraceptives.
- Socio economic/cultural, political/religious & regulatory conditions.
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