Learning Outcomes for Study Session 3

When you have studied this session, you should be able to:

3.1  Define and use correctly all of the key words printed in bold. (SAQs 3.1 and 3.2)

3.2  Discuss the various factors leading to unwanted pregnancies and some possible consequences. (SAQ 3.1)

3.3  Discuss the possible reasons why a young person might have an unsafe abortion and explain some of the consequences of unsafe abortion. (SAQs 3.1 and 3.2)

3.4  Describe your role as a Health Extension Practitioner in the support of young people who find they have an unwanted pregnancy or who have had an abortion following an unwanted pregnancy. (SAQs 3.1 and 3.2)

3.5  Describe your role as a Health Extension Practitioner in the prevention of unsafe abortion. (SAQ 3.2)

Study Session 3  Unwanted Pregnancy and Abortion

3.1  Unwanted pregnancy