How, when and where? A systematic review on abortion decision making in legally restricted settings in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean

L Hinson, AM Bhatti, M Sebany, SO Bell… - BMC Women's …, 2022 - Springer
Background With increasing global availability of medication abortion drugs, a safer option
exists for many women to terminate a pregnancy even in legally restrictive settings …

Abortion decision-making process trajectories and determinants in low-and middle-income countries: A mixed-methods systematic review and meta-analysis

P Lokubal, I Corcuera, JM Balil, SR Frischer… - …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Summary Background About 45.1% of all induced abortions are unsafe and 97% of these
occur in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Women's abortion decisions may be …

Unsafe abortion and abortion-related death among 1.8 million women in India

R Yokoe, R Rowe, SS Choudhury, A Rani, F Zahir… - BMJ global …, 2019 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Unsafe abortion is a preventable cause of maternal mortality. While studies
report high number of abortions in India, the population-level rates of unsafe abortion and …

Methods women use for induced abortion and sources of services: insights from poor urban settlements of Accra, Ghana

C Agula, EG Henry, PO Asuming, C Agyei-Asabere… - BMC Women's …, 2021 - Springer
Background Increasing access to safe abortion methods is crucial for improving women's
health. Understanding patterns of service use is important for identifying areas for …

Women's post-abortion contraceptive use: Are predictors the same for immediate and future uptake of contraception? Evidence from Ghana

EA Kayi, AAE Biney, ND Dodoo, CAE Ofori… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
This study seeks to identify the socio-demographic, reproductive, partner-related, and facility-
level characteristics associated with women's immediate and subsequent use of post …

Motivations for Abortion or Continuation of an Unwanted Pregnancy: A Sco** Review of the Global Literature

WY Beumer, AYAM Reilingh, E Dalmijn… - … on Sexual and …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Context The aim of this sco** review was to provide an overview of recent studies in peer
reviewed journals investigating self‐reported motivations to have an abortion or to continue …

Overview and factors associated with pregnancies and abortions occurring in sex workers in Benin

G Perrault Sullivan, FA Guédou, G Batona, F Kintin… - BMC Women's …, 2020 - Springer
Background Behavioural and structural factors related to sex work, place female sex workers
(FSWs) at high risk of maternal mortality and morbidity (MMM), with a large portion due to …

Correlates of sexual inactivity and met need for contraceptives among young women in Ghana

DY Atiglo, AAE Biney - BMC Women's Health, 2018 - Springer
Background Young women in sub-Saharan Africa continue to experience unintended
pregnancies despite effective contraceptive methods being more readily available than ever …

A qualitative exploration of the reasons and influencing factors for pregnancy termination among young women in Soweto, South Africa: a Socio-ecological …

K Mabetha, LM Soepnel, D SSewanyana, CE Draper… - Reproductive health, 2024 - Springer
Background Pregnancy termination is an essential component of reproductive healthcare. In
Southern Africa, an estimated 23% of all pregnancies end in termination of pregnancy …