A qualitative exploration of HIV-positive pregnant women's decision-making regarding abortion in Cape Town, South Africa

Sahara J

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 44-51

  Orner, Phyllis ^a   Harries, Jane ^a   Cooper, Diane ^a   De Bruyn, Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b IPAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Gender; HIV positive pregnant women; HIV AIDS; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUNSELING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDUCED ABORTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; COUNSELING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREJUDICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77957896071     PISSN: 17290376     EISSN: 18134424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2010.9724956     Document Type: Article

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