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Conducting collaborative abortion research in international settings.Gipson JD, Becker D, Mishtal JZ, Norris AH Department of Community Health Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles School of Public Health, Los Angeles, California 90095-1772, USA. jgipson@ucla.edu Nearly 20% of the 208 million pregnancies that occur annually are aborted. More than half of these (21.6 million) are unsafe, resulting in 47,000 abortion-related deaths each year. Accurate reports on the prevalence of abortion, the conditions under which it occurs, and the experiences women have in obtaining abortions are essential to addressing unsafe abortion globally. It is difficult, however, to obtain accurate and reliable reports of attitudes and practices given that abortion is often controversial and stigmatized, even in settings where it is legal. To improve the understanding and measurement of abortion, specific considerations are needed throughout all stages of the planning, design, and implementation of research on abortion: Establishment of strong local partnerships, knowledge of local culture, integration of innovative methodologies, and approaches that may facilitate better reporting. This paper draws on the authors' collaborative research experiences conducting abortion-related studies using clinic- and community-based samples in five diverse settings (Poland, Zanzibar, Mexico City, the Philippines, and Bangladesh). The purpose of this paper is to share insights and lessons learned with new and established researchers to inform the development and implementation of abortion-related research. The paper discusses the unique challenges of conducting abortion-related research and key considerations for the design and implementation of abortion research, both to maximize data quality and to frame inferences from this research appropriately. Published 2 May 2011 in Womens Health Issues, 21(3): S58-62. Articles on Abortion published 2 May 2011: Associations between perceived partner support and relationship dynamics with timing of pregnancy termination. Womens Health Issues, 21(3): S8-13. Abortion stigma: a reconceptualization of constituents, causes, and consequences. Womens Health Issues, 21(3): S49-54. Stigmatization is a deeply contextual, dynamic social process; stigma from abortion is the discrediting of individuals as a result of their association with abortion. Abortion stigma is under-researched and under-theorized, and the few existing studies focus only on women who have had abortions. We build on this work, drawing from the social science literature to describe three groups whom we posit are affected by abortion stigma: Women who have had abortions, individuals who work in facilities ... [Abstract] [Full-text] Later abortions and mental health: psychological experiences of women having later abortions--a critical review of research. Womens Health Issues, 21(3): S44-8. Sex-selective abortion in Nepal: a qualitative study of health workers' perspectives. Womens Health Issues, 21(3): S37-41. Physicians and abortion: provision, political participation and conflicts on the ground--the cases of Brazil and Poland. Womens Health Issues, 21(3): S32-6. Out of time and out of pocket: experiences of women seeking state-subsidized insurance for abortion care in Massachusetts. Womens Health Issues, 21(3): S21-5. Sociodemographic factors associated with obstacles to abortion care: findings from a survey of abortion patients in Mexico City. Womens Health Issues, 21(3): S16-20. Articles on Abortion published 4 April 2011: Can midlevel health-care providers administer early medical abortion as safely and effectively as doctors? A randomised controlled equivalence trial in Nepal. Lancet, 377(9772): 1155-61. © 2004-2011 Abortion Research Today. All Rights Reserved. |
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