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Spatial features of the distribution of abortion per a hundred childbirths in the Russian Federation in 1993–2014

Vol. 15, Iss. 7, JULY 2017

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Received: 12 January 2017

Received in revised form: 26 January 2017

Accepted: 13 February 2017

Available online: 14 July 2017

Subject Heading: POPULATION AND DEMOGRAPHY

JEL Classification: J11, J13

Pages: 1384–1398

https://doi.org/10.24891/re.15.7.1384

Subject The article discusses the issues of induced abortion in the context of regional differentiation.
Objectives The research considers the time patterns of induced abortion per 100 deliveries in Russia and the regions within 1993–2014.
Methods For the study, I used the logical analysis methods, the convergence concept, and the hierarchical clustering based on the Ward's method.
Results From 1993 to 2014, the number of abortions per 100 childbirths decreased almost every year and fell from 235 to 48. The Southern and North Caucasian Federal Districts are found in the most favorable situation, the Ural, Siberian and Far Eastern Federal Districts are the least favored ones. However, regional differentiation (coefficient of variation) has increased, and differences in the rate of change in the indicator have declined. I have identified eight greater and four smaller clusters of the Russian regions, using the Ward's method.
Conclusions To formulate public policies to reduce the number of abortions per 100 births, the main areas to consider are as follows: improving the standard of living of the population, raising the public consciousness of the value of family life and children, raising the awareness of safe methods of contraception, preventing unintended pregnancies, and developing the psychological assistance.

Keywords: abortion, labor, Ward's method, convergence, regional differentiation

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