{"title":"Factors determining on-demand abortion decision-making in women","authors":"Viorelia Grosu, Corina Cardaniuc, Adriana Paladi","doi":"10.38045/ohrm.2023.3.05","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Introduction. Abortion causes problems in reproductive health, relationships in a couple, psychological and social consequences. A woman's decision to have an abortion depends on many factors, whereas in low-income countries, abortion is viewed as a method of family planning. \nMaterial and methods. A descriptive, quantitative and qualitative sample study was conducted in the Republic of Moldova from December 2021 to February 2022 to identify and evaluate the factors influencing a woman’s decision-making to terminate a pregnancy, as well as to develop recommendations for reducing the number of abortions on demand. The quantitative assessment included a survey carried out on a sample of 399 women who underwent abortions on demand. The qualitative study involved three focus group meetings, where the obstetrician-gynecologists shared their ideas upon the factors determining a woman's decision to terminate a pregnancy. \nResults. Analyzing the data obtained, the present research identified the following factors that determined the decision-making of women to terminate a pregnancy: (i) lack of support and disturbed psycho-emotional state in women; (ii) social and economic problems, particularly, poverty; (iii) study/career-related conditions; (iv) age; e) difficult relationship with the partner, particularly, domestic violence; (v) fear of COVID-19 infection. \nConclusions. Women's reasons for seeking abortions are complex, traced out by circumstantial and systemic realities. \n ","PeriodicalId":274368,"journal":{"name":"One Health & Risk Management","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"One Health & Risk Management","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.38045/ohrm.2023.3.05","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Introduction. Abortion causes problems in reproductive health, relationships in a couple, psychological and social consequences. A woman's decision to have an abortion depends on many factors, whereas in low-income countries, abortion is viewed as a method of family planning.
Material and methods. A descriptive, quantitative and qualitative sample study was conducted in the Republic of Moldova from December 2021 to February 2022 to identify and evaluate the factors influencing a woman’s decision-making to terminate a pregnancy, as well as to develop recommendations for reducing the number of abortions on demand. The quantitative assessment included a survey carried out on a sample of 399 women who underwent abortions on demand. The qualitative study involved three focus group meetings, where the obstetrician-gynecologists shared their ideas upon the factors determining a woman's decision to terminate a pregnancy.
Results. Analyzing the data obtained, the present research identified the following factors that determined the decision-making of women to terminate a pregnancy: (i) lack of support and disturbed psycho-emotional state in women; (ii) social and economic problems, particularly, poverty; (iii) study/career-related conditions; (iv) age; e) difficult relationship with the partner, particularly, domestic violence; (v) fear of COVID-19 infection.
Conclusions. Women's reasons for seeking abortions are complex, traced out by circumstantial and systemic realities.