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Social stigma and disclosure about induced abortion: Results from an exploratory study

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dc.contributor.author Shellenberg, K.M.
dc.contributor.author Moore, A.M.
dc.contributor.author Bankole, A.
dc.contributor.author Juarez, F.
dc.contributor.author Omideyi, A.K.
dc.contributor.author Palomino, N.
dc.contributor.author Sathar, Z.
dc.contributor.author Singh, S.
dc.contributor.author Tsui, A.O.
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/20.500.12866/10932
dc.description.abstract It is well recognised that unsafe abortions have significant implications for women's physical health; however, women's perceptions and experiences with abortion-related stigma and disclosure about abortion are not well understood. This paper examines the presence and intensity of abortion stigma in five countries, and seeks to understand how stigma is perceived and experienced by women who terminate an unintended pregnancy and influences her subsequent disclosure behaviours. The paper is based upon focus groups and semi-structured in-depth interviews conducted with women and men in Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru and the United States (USA) in 2006. The stigma of abortion was perceived similarly in both legally liberal and restrictive settings although it was more evident in countries where abortion is highly restricted. Personal accounts of experienced stigma were limited, although participants cited numerous social consequences of having an abortion. Abortion-related stigma played an important role in disclosure of individual abortion behaviour. 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 United States en_US
dc.subject Focus Groups en_US
dc.subject Interviews As Topic en_US
dc.subject Social Stigma en_US
dc.subject Pregnancy en_US
dc.subject Mexico en_US
dc.subject Unplanned Pregnancy en_US
dc.subject Abortion Induced en_US
dc.subject Contraception Behavior en_US
dc.subject Decision Making en_US
dc.subject Pregnancy Unwanted en_US
dc.subject Induced Abortion en_US
dc.subject Induced Abortion en_US
dc.subject Nigeria en_US
dc.subject Pakistan en_US
dc.subject Birth Control en_US
dc.subject Cost en_US
dc.subject Disclosure en_US
dc.subject Interpersonal Communication en_US
dc.subject Legal Aspect en_US
dc.subject Secrecy en_US
dc.subject Self Disclosure en_US
dc.subject Semi Structured Interview en_US
dc.subject Social Behavior en_US
dc.subject Unintended Pregnancy en_US
dc.title Social stigma and disclosure about induced abortion: Results from an exploratory study en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2011.594072
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.05
dc.relation.issn 1744-1706


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