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TOPs (Terminations of Pregnancy)

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Notes and References

1. RRA Barometer Aug 2001: Braam T, editor. Barometer (7). Johannesburg: Reproductive Rights Alliance; 2001 Aug. http://www.hst.org.za/publications/453 rracoord@sn.apc.org Note that there are some discrepancies between the TOP data presented by RRA and the data published by the Department of Health. However the RRA data provides a more detailed breakdown by maternal and gestational age, although there are some problems with these breakdowns, where for example the number of TOPs at <12 weeks and >12 weeks is more than the total reported TOPs.
   Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/ReproHealth/barometer_aug2001.pdf
   Total calculated from sum of monthly provincial totals and differs from total given in publication which is for years of implementation running from Feb-Jan. Note that provincial and national figures also differ from figures released by the National Department of Health (http://www.doh.gov.za)
2. RRA Barometer Aug 2001: Braam T, editor. Barometer (7). Johannesburg: Reproductive Rights Alliance; 2001 Aug. http://www.hst.org.za/publications/453 rracoord@sn.apc.org Note that there are some discrepancies between the TOP data presented by RRA and the data published by the Department of Health. However the RRA data provides a more detailed breakdown by maternal and gestational age, although there are some problems with these breakdowns, where for example the number of TOPs at <12 weeks and >12 weeks is more than the total reported TOPs.
   Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/ReproHealth/barometer_aug2001.pdf
   Total calculated from sum of monthly provincial totals. Note that provincial and national figures differ from figures released by the National Department of Health (http://www.doh.gov.za)
3. RRA Barometer Aug 2001: Braam T, editor. Barometer (7). Johannesburg: Reproductive Rights Alliance; 2001 Aug. http://www.hst.org.za/publications/453 rracoord@sn.apc.org Note that there are some discrepancies between the TOP data presented by RRA and the data published by the Department of Health. However the RRA data provides a more detailed breakdown by maternal and gestational age, although there are some problems with these breakdowns, where for example the number of TOPs at <12 weeks and >12 weeks is more than the total reported TOPs.
   Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/ReproHealth/barometer_aug2001.pdf
   Total calculated from sum of monthly provincial totals. Note that provincial and national figures differ from figures released by the National Department of Health (http://www.doh.gov.za)
4. RRA Barometer Aug 2001: Braam T, editor. Barometer (7). Johannesburg: Reproductive Rights Alliance; 2001 Aug. http://www.hst.org.za/publications/453 rracoord@sn.apc.org Note that there are some discrepancies between the TOP data presented by RRA and the data published by the Department of Health. However the RRA data provides a more detailed breakdown by maternal and gestational age, although there are some problems with these breakdowns, where for example the number of TOPs at <12 weeks and >12 weeks is more than the total reported TOPs.
   Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/ReproHealth/barometer_aug2001.pdf
   Total calculated from sum of monthly provincial totals. Note that provincial and national figures differ from figures released by the National Department of Health (http://www.doh.gov.za)
5. RRA Barometer May 2002: Braam T, editor. Barometer. Johannesburg: Reproductive Rights Alliance; 2002 May. http://www.hst.org.za/publications/571
   Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/ReproHealth/barometer_may2002.pdf
   Total calculated from sum of monthly provincial totals. There are some problems with these figures, where for example the number of TOPs at <12 weeks and >12 weeks is more than the total reported TOPs.
6. DoH: National Department of Health (NDoH). Pretoria. http://www.doh.gov.za/
   Local copy: -
   Data spreadsheet received from DoH August 2006.
7. DoH: National Department of Health (NDoH). Pretoria. http://www.doh.gov.za/
   Local copy: -
   Data spreadsheet received from DoH August 2006.
8. DoH: National Department of Health (NDoH). Pretoria. http://www.doh.gov.za/
   Local copy: -
   Data spreadsheet received from DoH August 2006.
9. DoH: National Department of Health (NDoH). Pretoria. http://www.doh.gov.za/
   Local copy: -
   Data spreadsheet received from DoH Directorate: Epidemiology and Surveillance July 2008.
10. DoH: National Department of Health (NDoH). Pretoria. http://www.doh.gov.za/
    Local copy: -
    Data spreadsheet received from DoH Directorate: Epidemiology and Surveillance July 2008. Note that there is a substantial amount of data not available for 2007 and even for 2006, so difficult to know if there is a real decline in numbers of TOPs or simply incomplete data collection
11. DoH: National Department of Health (NDoH). Pretoria. http://www.doh.gov.za/
    Local copy: -
    Data spreadsheet received from DoH Directorate: Epidemiology and Surveillance July 2008. Note that there is a substantial amount of data not available for 2007 and even for 2006, so difficult to know if there is a real decline in numbers of TOPs or simply incomplete data collection Data spreadsheet received from DoH Directorate: Epidemiology and Surveillance July 2008. Note that there is a substantial amount of data not available for 2007 and even for 2006, so difficult to know if there is a real decline in numbers of TOPs or simply incomplete data collection