Author:

• Alberto Pereira Madeiro - Madeiro, A. P. - Teresina - Universidade Estadual do Piauí - <madeiro@uol.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5258-5982

Co-author(s):

• Andréa Cronemberger Rufino - Rufino, A.C - Universidade Estadual do Piauí - <andréacrufino@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3799-8313

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Abstract:

This study evaluates the prevalence of induced abortion among prostitutes and characterizes the most common practices to abort. A survey was conducted with 310 prostitutes from 18 to 39 years old, by sampling quotas of age in the 05 territorial areas of the Teresina-Piauí. Data collection occurred through the use of 02 questionnaires: the first, by technique of the ballot box, with questions about abortion; the second, completed by the researcher, with socio-demographic information. The practice of abortion was reported by 163 (52,6%) women. Most prostitutes performed 01 abortion (50,3%), but 16,5% of them were reported carrying out 3 or more. The misoprostol was used alone in 68,1% of the reports and associated with tea and/ or probes in 9,2%, followed by tea in 13,4%, probes in 3,7%, and uterine curettage in unregulated clinics in 3,7%. There was post-abortion hospitalization in 47,8% of them. After adjustment in multiple logistic regression model, the variable that remained significantly associated with abortion was have had 3 or more pregnancies. These results revealed that induced abortion is an event of great prevalence among prostitutes in Teresina. The misoprostol is the most common method to abort and hospitalization was necessary in almost half of cases.

Keywords:

unsafe abortion prostitution misoprostol sexual and reproductive rights

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