Medical and statistical analysis of the prevalence of abortions in the Sakhalin region.

Abstract

The article analyzes the structure and dynamics of abortions for the period 2013-2022 based on statistical data on the territory of the Sakhalin region. Despite a significant decrease in the absolute number of abortions in the region, a fairly high level of abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-49 years remains. There has been an increase in the proportion oлf spontaneous abortions, as well as abortive outcomes associated with other abnormal products of conception. In turn, not a single case of abortion for social reasons was noted during the study period, but the proportion of criminal abortion increased. There has also been an increase in medical (legal) abortions in non-governmental medical organizations, which indicates the need to develop measures aimed at interaction between state and non-state medical institutions providing abortion services. There has been a steady increase in the share of abortions among first-time pregnancies in the structure of all abortions, including in the share of medical (legal) abortions by 31.9% over the period from 2016-2022. This indicates the need to develop preventive measures aimed at increasing the availability of contraception and medical literacy in the field of reproductive health.