Abortion-seeking behaviour among Nigerian women
Abstract
This study used data from a community-based survey to examine women's experiences of abortion in Nigeria. Fourteen percent of respondents reported that they had ever tried to terminate a pregnancy, and 10% had obtained an abortion. The majority of women who sought an abortion did so early in the pregnancy. Forty-two percent of women who obtained an abortion used the services of a non-professional provider, a quarter experienced complications and 9% sought treatment for complications from their abortions. Roughly half of the women who obtained an abortion used a method other than D&C or MVA. The abortion prevalence and conditions under which women sought abortions varied by women's socio-demographic characteristics. Because abortion is illegal in Nigeria except to save the woman's life, many women take significant risks to terminate unwanted pregnancies. Reducing the incidence of unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion can significantly impact the reproductive health of women in Nigeria.
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In Nigeria, poor women had a 2.4 times increased odds ratio of using a nonprofessional provider than nonpoor women.
“This is the situation in Nigeria, where a national household-based survey found that poor women had a 2.4 times increased odds ratio of using a nonprofessional provider than nonpoor women (17).”
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RASCH, V. (2011) · Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica · doi:10.1111/j.1600-0412.2011.01165.x · Cited by 94 · see citing works
- Authors
- BANKOLE, A., SEDGH, G., OYE-ADENIRAN, B. A., ADEWOLE, I. F., HUSSAIN, R., & SINGH, S.
- Affiliations
- Guttmacher Institute (US)
- University of Ibadan (NG)
- Venue
- Journal of Biosocial Science
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2008-03
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 247-268
- ISSN
- 0021-9320 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-7599
- OpenAlex
- W2042140055
- Cited by
- 38
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 4 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 1.72
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Biosocial Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- David and Lucile Packard Foundation
- John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › International Human Rights and Reproductive Law
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Global Maternal and Child Health
- Keywords
- abortion, unsafe abortion, unwanted pregnancy, abortion complications, abortion pills, illegal abortion, reproductive health, sociodemographic differences, Nigeria
- MeSH terms
- Abortion, Illegal, Abortion, Criminal, Abortion, Induced, Adolescent, Adult, Community Health Services, Data Collection, Demography, Female, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Middle Aged, Nigeria, Pregnancy, Pregnancy, Unwanted, Surveys and Questionnaires, Risk-Taking, Socioeconomic Factors, Health Behavior, Incidence, Prevalence, Women's Health, Reproductive Health Services
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