A mixed-methods study exploring women's perceptions of terminology surrounding fertility and menstrual regulation in Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria

G Sheehy, E Omoluabi, FM OlaOlorun, R Mosso… - Reproductive health, 2021 - Springer
Background Women use various terms when discussing the management of their fertility
and menstrual irregularities and may interpret the experience of ending a possible …

Menstrual regulation: examining the incidence, methods, and sources of care of this understudied health practice in three settings using cross-sectional population …

SO Bell, M Shankar, F OlaOlorun, E Omoluabi… - BMC Women's …, 2023 - Springer
Background Menstrual regulation is a practice that may exist within the ambiguity
surrounding one's pregnancy status and has been the subject of limited research. The aim of …

An exploration of the reasons women give for choosing legal termination of pregnancy at Soshanguve Community Health Centre, Pretoria, South Africa

C Steyn, I Govender, JV Ndimande - South African Family Practice, 2018 - journals.co.za
Background: Termination of pregnancy (TOP) is one of the most commonly performed
gynaecological procedures in the world and was legalised in South Africa in 1996 with the …

P33 Menstrual regulation: incidence, methods, and sources of this understudied reproductive practice in three countries

S Bell, M Shankar, G Guiella, A Khanna… - …, 2020 - contraceptionjournal.org
Objectives: Evidence suggests that many women view early medical terminations or actions
taken to bring back a late period early in a suspected pregnancy as distinct from induced …

Reproductive awareness and recognition of unintended pregnancy: young women, key informants and health care providers perspectives in South Africa

OD Somefun, J Harries, D Constant - Reproductive health, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background South Africa has a liberal abortion law, yet denial of care is not
uncommon, usually due to a woman being beyond the legal gestational age limit for …

Improving the measurement of fertility regulation practices: findings from qualitative research in Ghana

C Marston, A Renedo, GN Nyaaba, K Machiyama… - … Perspectives on Sexual …, 2017 - JSTOR
CONTEXT: According to Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data, highly educated
urban women in some West African countries simultaneously have low rates of both …

Decision-making preceding induced abortion: a qualitative study of women's experiences in Kisumu, Kenya

U Rehnström Loi, M Lindgren, E Faxelid, M Oguttu… - Reproductive health, 2018 - Springer
Background Unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortions are prevalent in regions where
women and adolescent girls have unmet contraceptive needs. Globally, about 25 million …

Reasons women give for contemplating or undergoing abortion: A qualitative investigation in Victoria, Australia

M Kirkman, D Rosenthal, S Mallett, H Rowe… - Sexual & Reproductive …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To increase understanding of women's perspectives on considering or
undergoing elective abortion. DESIGN: Qualitative study. SETTING: A large public women's …

'How shall we survive': a qualitative study of women's experiences following denial of menstrual regulation (MR) services in Bangladesh

A Hossain, H Moseson, S Raifman, C Gerdts… - Reproductive health, 2016 - Springer
Background About one quarter of women in Bangladesh are denied menstrual regulation
(MR) due to advanced gestation [J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 41 (3): 161-163, 2015 …

What has women's reproductive health decision-making capacity and other factors got to do with pregnancy termination in sub-Saharan Africa? evidence from 27 …

AA Seidu, BO Ahinkorah, EK Ameyaw, A Hubert… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Pregnancy termination is one of the key issues that require urgent attention in
achieving the third Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of ensuring healthy lives and …