DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2014.v02i05.025

Pages: 1627-1631

We performed a prospective cross sectional study in the Health Referral Center of the first Commune of Bamako (Mali). The aim was to study the legal issues of illegal abortions. We included 73 patients from 12-60 years old. The age group 12-19 years accounted for 57.5% (n=42).The Students were prevalent, 49.3%. The more frequent abortionists were nurses, 56.2% (n=41). Uterine probing was the most frequent method of abortion, 41.1% (n=30). The most common complication was hemorrhage (68.5%) and was the chief complaint.