Divya Vohra
University of California, Berkeley
5 Papers
70 Citations
Divya Vohra is an academic researcher from University of California, Berkeley. The author has contributed to research in topics: Abortion & Denial. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 5 publications.
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Papers
Measuring unsafe abortion-related mortality: a systematic review of the existing methods.
TL;DR: Improvements in the quality of data collection would facilitate better understanding global abortion-related mortality and better reporting of study procedures and standardization of the definition of abortion and abortion- related mortality should be encouraged.
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Denial of Abortion in Legal Settings
Caitlin Gerdts,Teresa DePiñeres,Selma Hajri,Jame Harries,Altaf Hossain,Mahesh Puri,Divya Vohra,Diana Greene Foster +7 more
TL;DR: This paper found that poverty, stigma, lack of knowledge about the legal status of abortion, and geographical distance from a provider may prevent women from accessing safe abortion services, even where abortion is legal.
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Tanzanian Couples' Perspectives on Gender Equity, Relationship Power, and Intimate Partner Violence: Findings from the RESPECT Study.
Suneeta Krishnan,Divya Vohra,Damien de Walque,Carol Medlin,Rose Nathan,William H. Dow,William H. Dow +6 more
TL;DR: The decline in women's reports of IPV and the trend towards gender-equitable attitudes indicate that concerted efforts to reduce IPv and promote gender equity have the potential to make a positive difference in the relatively short term.
“I need to terminate this pregnancy even if it will take my life”: a qualitative study of the effect of being denied legal abortion on women’s lives in Nepal
TL;DR: Barriers to seeking early abortion need to be addressed in order to reduce utilization of abortion services that may be unsafe and to improve women's health and wellbeing in Nepal.
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Denial of Abortion in Legal Settings
Caitlin Gerdts,Teresa DePiñeres,Selma Hajri,Jame Harries,Altaf Hossain,Mahesh Puri,Divya Vohra,Diana Greene Foster +7 more
TL;DR: This paper found that poverty, stigma, lack of knowledge about the legal status of abortion, and geographical distance from a provider may prevent women from accessing safe abortion services, even where abortion is legal.
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