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Factors influencing abortion decision-making processes among young women

Mónica Frederico (UGent) , Kristien Michielsen (UGent) , Carlos Arnaldo and Peter Decat (UGent)
(2018) INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 15(2).
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Background: Decision-making about if and how to terminate a pregnancy is a dilemma for young women experiencing an unwanted pregnancy. Those women are subject to sociocultural and economic barriers that limit their autonomy and make them vulnerable to pressures that influence or force decisions about abortion. Objective: The objective of this study was to explore the individual, interpersonal and environmental factors behind the abortion decision-making process among young Mozambican women. Methods: A qualitative study was conducted in Maputo and Quelimane. Participants were identified during a cross-sectional survey with women in the reproductive age (15-49). In total, 14 women aged 15 to 24 who had had an abortion participated in in-depth interviews. A thematic analysis was used. Results: The study found determinants at different levels, including the low degree of autonomy for women, the limited availability of health facilities providing abortion services and a lack of patient-centeredness of health services. Conclusions: Based on the results of the study, the authors suggest strategies to increase knowledge of abortion rights and services and to improve the quality and accessibility of abortion services in Mozambique.
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abortion, decision-making, young women, Maputo, Quelimane, UNSAFE ABORTION, LEGAL-ABORTION, PREGNANCY, SERVICES, BELIEFS, AFRICA, STIGMA, ACCESS, HEALTH, MAPUTO

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Frederico, Mónica, et al. “Factors Influencing Abortion Decision-Making Processes among Young Women.” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, vol. 15, no. 2, 2018, doi:10.3390/ijerph15020329.
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Frederico, M., Michielsen, K., Arnaldo, C., & Decat, P. (2018). Factors influencing abortion decision-making processes among young women. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 15(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15020329
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Frederico, Mónica, Kristien Michielsen, Carlos Arnaldo, and Peter Decat. 2018. “Factors Influencing Abortion Decision-Making Processes among Young Women.” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 15 (2). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15020329.
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Frederico, Mónica, Kristien Michielsen, Carlos Arnaldo, and Peter Decat. 2018. “Factors Influencing Abortion Decision-Making Processes among Young Women.” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 15 (2). doi:10.3390/ijerph15020329.
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Frederico M, Michielsen K, Arnaldo C, Decat P. Factors influencing abortion decision-making processes among young women. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2018;15(2).
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M. Frederico, K. Michielsen, C. Arnaldo, and P. Decat, “Factors influencing abortion decision-making processes among young women,” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, vol. 15, no. 2, 2018.
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Objective: The objective of this study was to explore the individual, interpersonal and environmental factors behind the abortion decision-making process among young Mozambican women.
Methods: A qualitative study was conducted in Maputo and Quelimane. Participants were identified during a cross-sectional survey with women in the reproductive age (15-49). In total, 14 women aged 15 to 24 who had had an abortion participated in in-depth interviews. A thematic analysis was used.
Results: The study found determinants at different levels, including the low degree of autonomy for women, the limited availability of health facilities providing abortion services and a lack of patient-centeredness of health services.
Conclusions: Based on the results of the study, the authors suggest strategies to increase knowledge of abortion rights and services and to improve the quality and accessibility of abortion services in Mozambique.}},
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