Induced abortions and teenage births among asylum seekers in the Netherlands: analysis of national surveillance data

Simone Goosen (1) , Daan Uitenbroek (2) , Cecile Wijsen (3) , Karien Stronks (4)

1 Netherlands Association for Community Health Services
2 Quantitative Skills
3 Dutch Expert Centre on Sexuality
4 AMC - Academic Medical Center - Academisch Medisch Centrum [Amsterdam]

Asylum seekers are assumed to be a vulnerable group with respect to sexual and reproductive health. The objective of this study is to quantify induced abortion and teenage birth indicators for asylum seekers.

Mots clés: MIGRATION & HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; Asylum seekers; Induced abortion; Teenage pregnancy

Simone Goosen, Daan Uitenbroek, Cecile Wijsen, Karien Stronks. Induced abortions and teenage births among asylum seekers in the Netherlands: analysis of national surveillance data. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2009, 63 (7), pp.528-n/a. ⟨10.1136/jech.2008.079368⟩. ⟨hal-00477866⟩