Student
Dissertation 2nd Batch 
Barriers to access to safe abortion services: Perspectives of potential clients of a hilly district of Nepal (A mixed method study)
Amit Bhandari
Abstract
Unsafe abortion is a major public health problem in the world. Unsafe abortion accounts for 13% of approximately 67,000 maternal deaths every year. Nepal is a country with one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in the world. Nepal decriminalized and legalized abortion in September 2002 in a bid to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity. Even though it’s liberal, safe abortion services are difficult to access. Few studies have been undertaken in Nepal in the post-legalization period to understand different aspects of legal and safe abortion services.
