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

Global Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL.1, 2011, Pages

  Shellenberg, Kristen M ^a   Moore, Ann M ^b   Bankole, Akinrinola ^b   Juarez, Fatima ^c   Omideyi, Adekunbi Kehinde ^d   Palomino, Nancy ^e   Sathar, Zeba ^f   Singh, Susheela ^b   Tsui, Amy O ^g  

^a IPAS   (United States)

^b GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^e UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^f POPULATION COUNCIL   (Pakistan)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Disclosure; Induced abortion; Secrecy; Social stigma; Unintended pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MEXICO; NIGERIA; PAKISTAN; PERU; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL STIGMA; UNITED STATES; BIRTH CONTROL; CONTRACEPTION; COST; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEXICO; NIGERIA; PAKISTAN; PERU; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL STIGMA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79961051511     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2011.594072     Document Type: Article

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