How, when and where? A systematic review on abortion decision making in legally restricted settings in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With increasing global availability of medication abortion drugs, a safer option exists for many women to terminate a pregnancy even in legally restrictive settings. However, more than 22,000 women die each year from unsafe abortion, most often in developing countries where abortion is highly legally restricted. We conducted a systematic review to compile existing evidence regarding factors that influence women's abortion-related decision making in countries where abortion is highly legally restricted.

Methods

We searched ten databases in two languages (English and Spanish) for relevant literature published between 2000 and 2019 that address women's decision-making regarding when, where and how to terminate a pregnancy in sub-Saharan African, Latin American and th

SUBMITTER: Hinson L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9552475 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature