1Upgraded Dept. of Forensic and State Medicine, Medical College, Kolkata.
2Dept. of Forensic and State Medicine, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata.
*Corresponding Author - Associate Professor, E-mail: udayfsm@yahoo.co.in
A study was conducted at the Dept. of Gynaecology & Obstretics, Medical College, Kolkata in collaboration with the Dept. of FSM on adolescent girls who have undergone Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) for the period Sept. 06 to May 07. Highest incidence (48.89%) was found in low-income group. 80% of the girls were married and a large number of them (60%) did not use any contraceptive. Social cause was the commonest indication (75.57%) for MTP.
Adolescent girls, MTP
