@article{MAKHILLRJBS20083610607, title = {Abortion Relation Factors among Women in Ardabil: A Case-Control Study}, journal = {Research Journal of Biological Sciences}, volume = {3}, number = {6}, pages = {550-552}, year = {2008}, issn = {1815-8846}, doi = {rjbsci.2008.550.552}, url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1815-8846&doi=rjbsci.2008.550.552}, author = {Z. Tazakori,F. Ehdaeevand,F. Amani,A. Mardi and}, keywords = {Abortion,unwanted pregnancy,contraception,relation factors,women}, abstract = {Approximately 210 million pregnancies occur in world annually, which 38% of them are unplanned and 22% are aborted. About 80,000 abortion occurs each year in Iran. The main aim of this study, was determining abortion relation factors among women in Ardabil, Iran. This study is a case-control study, 200 mothers which had abortion selected randomly and 200 mothers which had delivered a term infant matched (age) with them for control group. Data were collected by interview and questionnaire and results compared together via chi square and t-test. This study showed significant relationship between abortion and history of previous abortions and pregnancies (p<0.05). Because main reason of abortion was unwanted pregnancy, contraceptive education and counseling should be considered as priorities of heath program.} }