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  • International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
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Asia

The Guttmacher Institute’s work in Asia has focused primarily on estimating the incidence of abortion and unintended pregnancy, documenting the health consequences of unsafe abortion and the conditions under which it occurs, and assessing the quality of postabortion care and counseling. In addition, as part of larger global estimates, the Institute has estimated levels of and reasons for unmet need for modern contraception, as well as the costs and public health benefits of meeting women’s reproductive health needs. This work provides policymakers across the region with evidence to support greater investments in family planning services and maternal and newborn health care programs, improve the quality and accessibility of postabortion care, and help women achieve their preferences regarding timing and number of births.

View sexual and reproductive health research and analysis in your location

  • Report

    Abortion and Unintended Pregnancy in Six Indian States: Findings and Implications for Policies and Programs

  • Report

    Adding It Up: Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health 2019

  • In low- and middle-income countries, a 10% drop in reproductive health care due to COVID-19 equals 49 million more women with unmet need for modern contraception
    Infographic

    COVID-19 could have a catastrophic effect on sexual and reproductive health in low- and middle-income countries

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 87%

    approximate reduction in unintended pregnancies if all unmet need for modern contraception were satisfied in Nepal
  • $5.67

    the annual per-person cost of meeting the need for modern contraception and maternal and newborn care in Asia
  • 44%

    of women aged 15–49 in Nepal who want to avoid a pregnancy are not using a modern contraceptive method

Resources

  • February 2021 Fact Sheet

    Online Access to Misoprostol for Self-Managed Abortion in Indonesia

    Global

    • Abortion
  • November 2020 Fact Sheet

    Induced Abortion in Indonesia

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    • Contraception
  • November 2020 Fact Sheet

    Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health in Asia

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    • Abortion
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    • HIV & STIs
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    • Teens
  • November 2020 Fact Sheet

    Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health in Central Asia

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Teens
  • November 2020 Fact Sheet

    Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health in Eastern Asia

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Teens
  • November 2020 Fact Sheet

    Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health in Western Asia

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Teens
  • November 2020 Fact Sheet

    Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health in Southern Asia

    Global

    • Abortion
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    • HIV & STIs
    • Teens
  • November 2020 Fact Sheet

    Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health in Southeast Asia

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Teens
  • May 2020 Research Article

    Abortion Service Provision in South Asia: A Comparative Study of Four Countries

    Susheela Singh, Aparna Sundaram, Altaf Hossain, Mahesh Puri, Zeba A. Sathar, Chander Shekhar, Marjorie Crowell and Ann M. Moore,Contraception

    Global

    • Abortion
  • In low- and middle-income countries, a 10% drop in reproductive health care due to COVID-19 equals 49 million more women with unmet need for modern contraception
    April 2020 Infographic

    COVID-19 could have a catastrophic effect on sexual and reproductive health in low- and middle-income countries

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens

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Nepal has made significant progress in expanding safe and legal abortion services, but women still face barriers to care, including lack of knowledge about the legal status of abortion or where to obtain services, stigma, and difficulties related to traveling to or paying for services

Rubina Hussain

Senior Research Associate

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