In the study conducted, abortion practices in rural and urban areas have been examined based on the socioeconomic factors of the household and women characteristics and the differences, if any exist, for these practices. We have also explored the kind of providers and choice of facilities used by the women both in rural and urban areas for seeking abortion. This will find out the proportion of women who have opted for unsafe abortion in rural and urban areas. Unsafe abortion and its complications have been acknowledged as an important public health problem, but reliable data to monitor and evaluate its effects are difficult to obtain. Some key policies have contributed to improved availability, accessibility and safety of induced abortion services, these include revised regulations expanding services to primary health centers, the approval of medical abortion for terminating pregnancies, and the promotion of manual vacuum aspiration as the preferred method for early surgical abortion. The impact of these efforts has not been seen due to difficulties in implementation. There is uneven provision of abortion services at the lower level facilities with few public facilities that provide the services.

Tanvi Mahajan, Rural urban differentials In abortion practices in India, its correlates and safe abortion: evidence from DLHS-4 and NFHS-4 survey. A dissertation submitted- School of Health Systems Studies Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai, 2018.