ArticleReproductive health2014
Role-players in abortion decision-making in the Accra Metropolis, Ghana.
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- Disclosure to social network members among abortion-seeking women in low- and middle-income countries with restrictive access: a systematic review.Reproductive health · 2021Pooled it
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- Individual and community-level factors associated with repeat induced abortion among women in Ghana: a multivariable complex sample logistic regression analysis of 2017 Ghana maternal health survey.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Factors Influencing Abortion Decision-Making of Adolescents and Young Women: A Narrative Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Self-managed abortions in Ghana: A health policy framework analysis.Public health challenges · 2023Article
- Men's involvement in women's abortion-related care: a scoping review of evidence from low- and middle-income countries.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2022Article
- Abortion decision-making process trajectories and determinants in low- and middle-income countries: A mixed-methods systematic review and meta-analysis.EClinicalMedicine · 2022Article
- Utilization of abortion services from an unsafe provider and associated factors among women with history of induced abortion in Ghana.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Whose bodies are they? Conceptualizing reproductive violence against adolescents in Ethiopia, Malawi and Zambia.Agenda (Durban, South Africa) · 2021Article
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- Understanding the meaning of autonomy in adolescent pregnancy decision-making: lessons from Ghana.The Pan African medical journal · 2021Article
- Decision-making preferences and risk factors regarding early adolescent pregnancy in Ghana: stakeholders' and adolescents' perspectives from a vignette-based qualitative study.Reproductive health · 2020Article
- "I wasn't ready": abortion decision-making pathways in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.International journal of public health · 2020Article
- Reproductive autonomy and pregnancy decision-making among young Ghanaian women.Global public health · 2020Article
- Pregnancy options counselling in Ghana: a case study of women with unintended pregnancies in Kumasi metropolis, Ghana.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2019Article
- To keep or not to keep? Decision making in adolescent pregnancies in Jamestown, Ghana.PloS one · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundMaking the final decision to terminate a pregnancy can be influenced by different circumstances involving various individuals. This paper describes the key players involved in the decision-making process regarding abortions among women who elected to undergo an induced abortion in a cosmopolitan urban setting in Ghana.
methodsA retrospective cross-sectional mixed method study was conducted between January and December 2011. A total of 401 women with records in abortion logbooks were selected for an interviewer-administered questionnaire and an in-depth interview. Descriptive and multinomial logistic regression analyses were used to assess the quantitative data, and a thematic analysis was applied to the qualitative data.
resultsThe findings of the study reveal that pregnant individuals, mothers of abortion-seekers, male partners, and "Others" (for example, friends, employers) were instrumental in making a decision to terminate unplanned/unwanted pregnancies. Several key factors influenced the decision-making processes, including aversion from the men responsible for the pregnancy, concerns about abnormalities/deformities in future births due to unprofessionally conducted abortions, and economic considerations.
conclusionA number of individuals, such as friends, mothers, and male partners, influence the decision-making process regarding abortion among the participants of the study. Various targeted messages are needed for the various participants in the decision.
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