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The social constructions of unwanted pregnancy and abortion in lima, Peru

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dc.contributor.author Palomino, N.
dc.contributor.author Padilla, M.R.
dc.contributor.author Talledo, B.D.
dc.contributor.author Mazuelos, C.G.
dc.contributor.author Carda, J.
dc.contributor.author Bayer, A.M.
dc.date.accessioned 2022-01-18T19:26:50Z
dc.date.available 2022-01-18T19:26:50Z
dc.date.issued 2011
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/10931
dc.description.abstract Although modern contraceptive use in Peru has increased, many women still face unwanted or unplanned pregnancies and abortions remain high despite the illegality of elective pregnancy termination. To improve understanding of how men and women make reproductive decisions, we conducted this study in Lima. Fifty-two 18-37 year old low- and middle-income women and men participated in in-depth interviews and focus groups. Reproductive planning constitutes a worry among participants. The paradigm of contraception, pregnancy, childbearing and pregnancy termination is complex and contained within a context of contradictory pressures toward women: while women feel the need to be autonomous in all realms of their lives, they also need to meet the traditional roles associated with sexuality and childbearing and rearing. The woman, her partner and family members take part in reproductive decisions. However, participants expressed difficulties preventing unwanted pregnancies and social stigma if they resorted to abortion or, interestingly, if they continued a pregnancy when involved in a socially undesirable personal situation. Abortion-related stigma generated fear and guilt in addition to safety concerns given the unsafe, clandestine contexts in which pregnancy termination takes place. Despite these concerns, interviewees often opted for abortion for personal reasons, which were primarily economic. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Taylor and Francis
dc.relation.ispartofseries Global Public Health
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Humans en_US
dc.subject Peru en_US
dc.subject Sexual Partners en_US
dc.subject Sexuality en_US
dc.subject Focus Groups en_US
dc.subject Interviews As Topic en_US
dc.subject Social Stigma en_US
dc.subject Socioeconomics en_US
dc.subject Social Status en_US
dc.subject Pregnancy en_US
dc.subject Knowledge en_US
dc.subject Abortion en_US
dc.subject Lowest Income Group en_US
dc.subject Social Class en_US
dc.subject Abortion Induced en_US
dc.subject Contraception en_US
dc.subject Contraception Behavior en_US
dc.subject Decision Making en_US
dc.subject Family Planning en_US
dc.subject Family Planning Services en_US
dc.subject Health Belief|Income Group en_US
dc.subject Pregnancy Termination en_US
dc.subject Pregnancy Unwanted en_US
dc.subject Prejudice en_US
dc.subject Reproductive Decision-Making en_US
dc.subject Reproductive Rights en_US
dc.subject Unplanned Pregnancy en_US
dc.subject Unwanted Pregnancy en_US
dc.title The social constructions of unwanted pregnancy and abortion in lima, Peru en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2011.590813
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.05
dc.relation.issn 1744-1706


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