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Paraguayan pharmacies and the sale of pseudo-abortifacients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Nelly Krayacich de Oddone ,
Michele G. Shedlin ,
Michael Welsh ,
Malcolm Potts  and
Paul Feldblum
Nelly Krayacich de Oddone
Affiliation:
Paraguayan College of Chemical Pharmacists, Asunción, Paraguay
Michele G. Shedlin
Affiliation:
Sociomedical Resource Associates, Westport, Connecticut, USA
Michael Welsh
Affiliation:
Family Health International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
Malcolm Potts
Affiliation:
Family Health International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
Paul Feldblum
Affiliation:
Family Health International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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Summary

This study was conducted in 1985 in Asunción, Paraguay, 6 years after the closure of the state supported family planning services. Data from national surveys in 1977 and 1987 permit a comparison of sources of contraceptive supplies before and after the elimination of government support for family planning. The purchase of pseudo-abortifacients from private pharmacies was used as an indication of induced abortion. After the loss of government clinics, it is suggested that some women turned to pharmacists to obtain pseudo-abortifacients when faced with unwanted pregnancy. There is an indication of increased pseudo-abortifacient use, particularly among unmarried women and those from poorer neighbourhoods.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 23 , Issue 2 , April 1991 , pp. 201 - 209
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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