Knowledge about abortion law among young women in Iran

Jarahi, Lida; Erfanian, Majid; Mahmoudi, Rahil

doi:10.4236/health.2014.65054

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“…While 15.0% of the females thought about fetal right. In contrary to our study, a study in Iran showed that their females had poor knowledge about laws, majority were not aware of the consequences of unsafe abortion and a very low number perceived that abortion must not be allowed at all (23).…”

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Perception of abortion and associated female rights: use of behavior change communication strategies

Sheikh¹,

Humayun²,

Qureshi³

et al. 2020

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Background: Developing and delivering tailored, context-specific messages could be beneficial, if delivered through acceptable and feasible channels of communication. Change in abortion-related behavior, being a sensitive and ethical issue, is difficult in developing countries like Pakistan. This study was conducted to change perceptions about abortion and associated female rights through behavior change communication strategies using religion-based elements in female attendees of Basic Health Units of District Lahore, Pakistan. Method: An Interventional study with Quasi-experimental design was carried out at basic health units (BHUs) of District Lahore, Pakistan during 2011-12. Total 100 eligible females were included in the study after taking written informed consent. 10 out of 37 BHUs were randomly selected for imparting religion-based, tailored messages using behavior change communication (BCC) strategies. 10 females at each BHU were conveniently recruited. Knowledge and perceptions about abortion and abortion-associated rights was assessed specifically on fate of unwanted pregnancy, decision-making, health seeking, health utilization, informed choices for prevention of abortion, abortion rights and fetal rights. Knowledge and perceptions before and after BCC were assessed to measure change on a structured, self-constructed, interviewer-administered questionnaire (local language). Data was analyzed in SPSS Version 20. Results: Mean age of 100 participants was 28.15+ 5.35 SD. 72.0 % females were between 21-30 years of age. Pre-BCC and post-BCC knowledge and perceptions were significantly different in what should be the fate of unwanted pregnancy, female should take decision about the fate of unwanted pregnancy, female has a right to decide about fate of unwanted pregnancy, why female should or should not decide about fate of unwanted pregnancy, female’s rights about seeking services of skilled personnel for delivery & termination of pregnancy, why female should or should not decide for seeking advice from skilled person for delivery & termination of pregnancy and decision about selecting place of delivery. The present study revealed that the intervention brought an observable percent point change in knowledge from 7.5% to more than 5 times. Conclusion: Specifically designed, tailored and contextualized messages using behavior change communication strategies can bring a significant improvement in abortion-related knowledge and perceptions of females.

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Perception of abortion and associated female rights: use of behavior change communication strategies

Sheikh¹,

Humayun²,

Qureshi³

et al. 2020

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“…Fig 2 outlines the characteristics of the 24 studies included in this review. The majority were cross-sectional studies (22) [ 7 – 28 ], and two were prospective studies [ 29 , 30 ]. The manuscripts were published between 1995 to 2015, and reported on data from 13 countries (majority low- and middle-income countries).…”

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“…The manuscripts were published between 1995 to 2015, and reported on data from 13 countries (majority low- and middle-income countries). Thirteen studies (54%) were published in 2011 to 2015 [ 7 – 11 , 14 , 15 , 17 , 24 – 26 , 28 ], followed by 10 studies published between 2000 and 2010 [ 13 , 16 , 18 , 20 – 23 , 27 , 29 , 30 ]. Only one of the included studies was published before 2000 [ 19 ].…”

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“…Based on the categorisation described above, only two studies (8%) were conducted in restrictive contexts (Sri Lanka and Iran) [ 7 , 27 ], 14 (58%) were done in less restrictive contexts [ 8 – 19 , 28 , 30 ], and 8 (33%) were in least restrictive settings [ 20 – 26 , 29 ]. None of the included studies were from the Latin American region.…”

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Women’s Awareness and Knowledge of Abortion Laws: A Systematic Review

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BackgroundIncorrect knowledge of laws may affect how women enter the health system or seek services, and it likely contributes to the disconnect between official laws and practical applications of the laws that influence women’s access to safe, legal abortion services.ObjectiveTo provide a synthesis of evidence of women’s awareness and knowledge of the legal status of abortion in their country, and the accuracy of women’s knowledge on specific legal grounds and restrictions outlined in a country’s abortion law.MethodsA systematic search was carried for articles published between 1980–2015. Quantitative, mixed-method data collection, and objectives related to women’s awareness or knowledge of the abortion law was included. Full texts were assessed, and data extraction done by a single reviewer. Final inclusion for analysis was assessed by two reviewers. The results were synthesised into tables, using narrative synthesis.ResultsOf the original 3,126 articles, and 16 hand searched citations, 24 studies were included for analysis. Women’s correct general awareness and knowledge of the legal status was less than 50% in nine studies. In six studies, knowledge of legalization/liberalisation ranged between 32.3% - 68.2%. Correct knowledge of abortion on the grounds of rape ranged from 12.8% – 98%, while in the case of incest, ranged from 9.8% - 64.5%. Abortion on the grounds of fetal impairment and gestational limits, varied widely from 7% - 94% and 0% - 89.5% respectively.ConclusionThis systematic review synthesizes literature on women’s awareness and knowledge of the abortion law in their own context. The findings show that correct general awareness and knowledge of the abortion law and legal grounds and restrictions amongst women was limited, even in countries where the laws were liberal. Thus, interventions to disseminate accurate information on the legal context are necessary.

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“…; lo que determinaba su conocimiento era que la mayor parte de ellas se realizó abortos o tuvo un familiar/amiga que lo hizo y conocían sus complicaciones y riegos por experiencia 15 . Se realizó una encuesta en Irán para conocer si las jóvenes estudiantes obtenían información sobre el aborto y sus complicaciones en el colegio, lo que se obtuvo fue que ambos temas no eran habitualmente tratados en los centros estudiantiles y el escaso conocimiento que poseían era por algunos profesores que hacían temas de educación sexual 16 . Pero difiere con los estudios realizados a las colegialas de Goma, República Democrática del Congo se observó que tenían un conocimiento razonable de abortos ilegales, las diferentes fuentes de las que obtienen información, fueron la radio (66,2%, 217), amigos o compañeros de trabajo (1,7%, 104), padres (1,5%, 5), y la iglesia (0,5%, 2), siendo su fuente común la radio y amigos.…”

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Factores que influyen en el nivel de conocimiento sobre las complicaciones del aborto en estudiantes universitarias

Bonilla-Crispin¹,

Espinoza-Campos²,

Gonzales-Sánchez³

2018

Rev Peru Investig Salud

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Introducción: En el Perú, el aborto es el problema social más frecuente en las adolescentes, siendo de 14 a 21 años el grupo etario más afectado. El objetivo fue determinar la asociación entre el grado de instrucción de los padres, funcionalidad familiar y fuentes de información con el nivel de conocimiento de las complicaciones del aborto en estudiantes mujeres de las facultades de Contabilidad y Enfermería de la UNHEVAL Huánuco. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo transversal con un tamaño de muestra de 246 estudiantes, que cumplieron los criterios de inclusión y exclusión. Para la recolección de datos se utilizó un cuestionario previamente validado por expertos. El análisis estadístico utilizado fue SPSS 15 (U de Mann-Whitney). Resultados: De 246 estudiantes. La media de la edad fue de 21,25±1,8. Tanto el grado de instrucción de los padres como la funcionalidad familiar no demostraron asociación significativa con el nivel de conocimiento de las complicaciones del aborto, obteniendo p=0,479, p= 0,392 y p=0,56 respectivamente. El 56,1% que obtuvo un nivel de conocimiento alto reporto que obtuvo información tanto de profesores como de la televisión, que tuvo resultados significativos (p=0,01) y (p= 0,008). Conclusiones: De este grupo de estudiantes los factores que influyen en el nivel de conocimiento sobre las complicaciones del aborto fueron las fuentes de información, de todos ellos, los profesores y la televisión.

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Knowledge about abortion law among young women in Iran

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References 12 publications

Perception of abortion and associated female rights: use of behavior change communication strategies

Perception of abortion and associated female rights: use of behavior change communication strategies

Women’s Awareness and Knowledge of Abortion Laws: A Systematic Review

Factores que influyen en el nivel de conocimiento sobre las complicaciones del aborto en estudiantes universitarias

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