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May 2009, Vol 99, No. 5 | American Journal of Public Health 775
© 2009 American Public Health Association
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.158154

LETTERS

GIPSON AND HINDIN RESPOND

Jessica D. Gipson, PhD, MPH and Michelle J. Hindin, PhD

At the time of the study, Jessica D. Gipson and Michelle J. Hindin were with the Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Jessica D. Gipson, PhD, MPH, Department of Community Health Services, UCLA, 650 Charles E. Young Drive South, Los Angeles. CA 90095-1772 (e-mail: jgipson@ucla.edu).

Because this article has no abstract, we have provided an extract of the first 100 words of the full text and any section headings.

We appreciate the opportunity to respond to the issues raised by Burnie et al. regarding our mixed-method analysis of pregnancy termination in Bangladesh.

With respect to ascertainment of pregnancy status, all women within the Sample Registration System (SRS) households are asked to report on their menstrual status during the quarterly visits. If amenorrheic, women are queried as to the possible cause (e.g., use of injectable contraception, suspected pregnancy). If a woman is unsure of her pregnancy status, her record is flagged in the SRS database for follow-up. If her pregnancy is confirmed, she is asked for the date of her . . . [Full Text]






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