ArticleBMJ open2016
Estimating the visibility rate of abortion: a case study of Kerman, Iran.
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- The abortion trend after the pronatalist turn of population policies in Iran: a systematic review from 2005 to 2022.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- 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
- A review of methods to estimate the visibility factor for bias correction in network scale-up studies.Epidemiology and health · 2018Pooled it
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- Evaluating miscarriage incidence after COVID-19 vaccination.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Estimating the Social Visibility of Abortions in Uganda and Ethiopia Using the Game of Contacts.Studies in family planning · 2024Article
- Estimating the Visibility Rate of Alcohol Consumption: A Case Study in Shiraz, Iran.Addiction & health · 2020Article
- Estimating The Annual Abortion Rate in Kerman, Iran: Comparison of Direct, Network Scale-Up, and Single Sample Count Methods.International journal of fertility & sterility · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectivesAbortion is a sensitive issue; many cultures disapprove of it, which leads to under-reporting. This study sought to estimate the rate of abortion visibility in the city of Kerman, Iran-that is, the percentage of acquaintances who knew about a particular abortion. For estimating the visibility rate, it is crucial to use the network scale-up method, which is a new, indirect method of estimating sensitive behaviours more accurately. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted in Kerman, Iran using various methods to ensure the cooperation of clinicians and women. A total of 222 women who had had an abortion within the previous year (74 elective, 74 medical and 74 spontaneous abortions) were recruited. Participants were asked how many of their acquaintances were aware of their abortion. Abortion visibility was estimated by abortion type. 95% CIs were calculated by a bootstrap procedure. A zero-inflated negative binomial regression analysis was conducted to assess the variables related to visibility.
resultsThe visibility (95% CI) of elective, medical and spontaneous abortion was 8% (6% to 10%), 60% (54% to 66%) and 50% (43% to 57%), respectively. Women and consanguineal family were more likely to be aware of the abortion than men and affinal family. Non-family members had a low probability of knowing about the abortion, except in elective cases. Abortion type, marital status, sex of the acquaintance and closeness of the relationship were the most important determinants of abortion visibility in the final multifactorial model.
conclusionsThis study shows the visibility rate to be low, but it does differ among social network members and by the type of abortion in question. This difference might be explained through social and cultural norms as well as stigma surrounding abortion. The low visibility rate might explain the low estimates of abortion rates found in other studies.
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