Typologies of women's abortion trajectories in Burkina Faso: findings from a qualitative study.

Background: Abortion is a legally restricted, yet common reproductive life event among women in Burkina Faso; however, women's abortion experiences vary greatly depending on their social and economic capital, partner involvement, and level of knowledge. We sought to classify women's abortion care-se...

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Publicado en:Reproductive Health Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 1 - 12
Autores principales: Bazié, Fiacre, Thomas, Haley L., Byrne, Meagan E., Kindo, Boukary, Bell, Suzanne O., Moreau, Caroline
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: BioMed Central 11/28/2022
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          Bazié, Fiacre
          Thomas, Haley L.
          Byrne, Meagan E.
          Kindo, Boukary
          Bell, Suzanne O.
          Moreau, Caroline
        affil: Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Population (ISSP), Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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          Abortion, Induced Psychosocial Factors
          Attitude to Abortion Evaluation
          Life Experiences Evaluation
          Help Seeking Behavior Evaluation
          Women Psychosocial Factors
          Human
          Burkina Faso
          Qualitative Studies
          Surveys
          Adolescence
          Adult
          Middle Age
          Female
          Semi-Structured Interview
          Purposive Sample
          Single Parent Psychosocial Factors
          Maternal Attitudes Evaluation
          Attitude to Health Evaluation
          Stigma
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
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      ab: Background: Abortion is a legally restricted, yet common reproductive life event among women in Burkina Faso; however, women's abortion experiences vary greatly depending on their social and economic capital, partner involvement, and level of knowledge. We sought to classify women's abortion care-seeking experiences across the life course and social conditions into typologies using qualitative data. Methods: An initial quantitative survey among a nationally representative sample of women ages 15–49 years collected information on women's induced abortion experiences. Women who reported an abortion in the last 10 years were asked if they would agree to participate in a subsequent in-depth interview (IDI) to learn more about their abortion experience. Twenty-five women, identified via purposive sampling, completed an IDI. Using a process of typology construction, we identified attributes of each woman's condition at the time of her abortion and aspects of her abortion experience, created a matrix of attributes and cases, and identified emerging relationships. Three types were identified through this process. Results: Twenty-three IDIs were analyzed, and women's abortion experiences were grouped into three types: abortion to delay childbearing in adolescence; abortion to space childbirth among women in union; abortion to avoid childbearing among single mothers. Two cases were identified as outliers. Cases were grouped based on the context of their pregnancy, the reason for the abortion and involved decision-makers, and their patterns of care-seeking, including methods and sources used. Conclusion: Structural inequities related to gender and wealth were prominent forces shaping women's abortion experiences. Comprehensive sexuality education coupled with community-based interventions to promote gender-equitable relationships and address social stigma related to women's sexuality could reduce reproductive coercion and unintended pregnancies.
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