Continued pregnancy after an abortion attempt is a likely outcome in countries where unsafe abortions prevail. Yet there is a paucity of literature on the consequences and implications of failed abortions. This study explored young women’s abortion decision-making, their experiences of failed abortion and its consequences in South-Western Nigeria. It presents findings from semi-structured interviews conducted with 14 women who had become unintentionally pregnant as unmarried teenagers, desired abortions, yet became mothers. Whilst the fear of the stigma associated with young unmarried motherhood gave rise to participants’ desire for abortion, restrictive abortion laws influenced their experiences and abortion decision-making. Participants ...
Abortion procurement among adolescents is a major health challenge in developing nations. Not only b...
This prospective hospital-based study was carried out to understand the characteristics of abortion ...
This prospective hospital-based study was carried out to understand the characteristics of abortion...
Unsafe abortion continues to impact negatively on women's health in countries with restrictive abort...
Background: Induced abortion remains one of the gravest problems associated with women’s reproductiv...
ABSTRACT Background: Complications of induced abortion remain significant causes of maternal mortali...
While studies on unsafe abortion practices and abortion-related deaths among young women with low so...
Abortion is carried out daily in Nigeria despite the restrictive abortion law. This study was carrie...
Abortion is carried out daily in Nigeria despite the restrictive abortion law. This study was carri...
A population-based study was conducted to determine the prevalence and pattern of abortion use among...
The patriarchal colonial Nigerian society evaluated women’s importance to society by the reproductiv...
Background Unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortions are prevalent in regions where women and adoles...
The available statistics indicate that over 1,000,000 abortions occur in Nigeria annually, represent...
Unsafe abortion has been described as a schoolgirl's problem in Nigeria, where 80% of patients admit...
Unsafe abortion in Africa continues to be a major contributor to the global maternal mortality which...
Abortion procurement among adolescents is a major health challenge in developing nations. Not only b...
This prospective hospital-based study was carried out to understand the characteristics of abortion ...
This prospective hospital-based study was carried out to understand the characteristics of abortion...
Unsafe abortion continues to impact negatively on women's health in countries with restrictive abort...
Background: Induced abortion remains one of the gravest problems associated with women’s reproductiv...
ABSTRACT Background: Complications of induced abortion remain significant causes of maternal mortali...
While studies on unsafe abortion practices and abortion-related deaths among young women with low so...
Abortion is carried out daily in Nigeria despite the restrictive abortion law. This study was carrie...
Abortion is carried out daily in Nigeria despite the restrictive abortion law. This study was carri...
A population-based study was conducted to determine the prevalence and pattern of abortion use among...
The patriarchal colonial Nigerian society evaluated women’s importance to society by the reproductiv...
Background Unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortions are prevalent in regions where women and adoles...
The available statistics indicate that over 1,000,000 abortions occur in Nigeria annually, represent...
Unsafe abortion has been described as a schoolgirl's problem in Nigeria, where 80% of patients admit...
Unsafe abortion in Africa continues to be a major contributor to the global maternal mortality which...
Abortion procurement among adolescents is a major health challenge in developing nations. Not only b...
This prospective hospital-based study was carried out to understand the characteristics of abortion ...
This prospective hospital-based study was carried out to understand the characteristics of abortion...