CONTRACEPTION AND ABORTION IN 2 VIETNAMESE COMMUNES

Objectives. The authors examined factors predicting abortion use in tw o communes in northern Vietnam. Methods. A survey of 504 rural and 523 urban women of childbearing age was conducted. Results. For the 13.6% of urban and 19% of rural commune women having had an abortion in the previous year, logistic regression analyses demonstrated that use of an intrauterine device reduced the likelihood of subsequent abortion i n both communes. Traditional method use in the rural commune, however, increased women's likelihood of a subsequent abortion. Conclusions. C ontraceptive use in these 2 communes affected abortion more than socio demographic factors. Traditional method use by rural women is a risk f or abortion.