“I wasn’t sure it would work. I was just trying”: an ethnographic study on the choice of abortion methods among young women in Kilifi County, Kenya, and Atlantique Department, Benin

“I wasn’t sure it would work. I was just trying”: an ethnographic study on the choice of abortion methods among young women in Kilifi County, Kenya, and Atlantique Department, Benin

Abstract Background Despite the increased availability of safe abortion methods in sub-Saharan Africa, women and girls continue to use unsafe abortion methods and procedures to terminate their unwanted pregnancies, resulting in severe complications, lifelong disabilities, and death. Barriers to safe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gladys Akinyi Omondi, Jonna Both, Ramatou Ouedraogo, Grace Kimemia, Kenneth Juma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-12-01
Series:Reproductive Health
Subjects:
Abortion methods
Choices
Motivations
Providers
Abortion safety
Sub-Saharan Africa
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-023-01720-x

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