Knowledge, attitude, and practice of abortion among female students of two public senior secondary schools in Lagos Mainland Local Government Area, Lagos State

Abiola, A. O.; Oke, Oluwabunmi A; Balogun, Mobolanle; Olatona, F.A.; Adegbesan-Omilabu, Maymunah A.

doi:10.4103/2408-7408.179682

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“…This study has shown that almost half of the respondents have a poor knowledge of induced abortion. This observation is contrary to similar studies done in Nigeria [11], and Goma [14], in which 88.3% and 61.3% respectively of respondents had good knowledge of induced abortion. A similar result of poor knowledge of induced abortion was observed in a study among female students in different settings in Ethiopia [13,15].…”

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“…An alternative explanation could be the difference in the source's information about induced abortion information in different study settings [11,13,14]. In the current study, respondents who were living in a hostel were more likely to have good knowledge of induced abortion compared to those who stay at home.…”

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confidence: 66%

“…Two main reasons most adolescent girls undergo unsafe abortion are because of restrictive abortion law [6][7][8][9], and fear of education disruption [5]. Because of the unfriendly environment, most abortions are conducted under unsafe, covert situations, putting adolescent girls at high risk of maternal mortality rates caused by severe bleeding, sepsis, and even death [9][10][11].…”

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Induced Abortion among Adolescent Female Students in Selected Secondary Schools in Moshi Municipality, Kilimanjaro Region, Northern Tanzania.

Kimbwereza¹,

Nkya²,

Mboya³

et al. 2020

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Background:Unsafe abortion is a significant problem for adolescent female students and among a leading cause of maternal mortality globally. In Tanzania, abortion is illegal, unless under medical emergencies, thus putting female students with an unwanted pregnancy at higher risk of unsafe abortion, with severe consequences, including death. The study aimed to determine the level of knowledge, attitude, and practices of induced abortion among adolescent girls in selected secondary schools in Moshi municipality, Kilimanjaro region.Method:A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 342 secondary school girls aged 15–19 years from April-June 2019. Eligible participants were selected by a multistage sampling technique. Semi-structured self-administered questionnaires were used for data collection. Data were entered and analyzed using SPSS software.Results:The mean age of respondents were 16.7(SD 3.7), and 50.6% (n = 173/342; mean knowledge score = 38.9 ± 1.4) had a low level of knowledge on induced abortion. More than half, 55.8% (n = 191/342; mean attitude score = 18.9 ± 1.9) had a negative attitude towards induced abortion. Only, 5.6% (n = 19/342) of respondents had induced abortion from unwanted pregnancy before. The two main reasons of induced abortion were to finish school (26.3%), and fear of parents’ reactions (26.3%).Conclusion:Respondents had poor knowledge of induced abortion and a negative attitude towards induced abortion. Poor knowledge was because of a lack of understanding of the standard definition of induced abortion. Cultural and religious factors mostly influence the negative attitude towards induced abortion. A low proportion of sexually experienced respondents reported unwanted pregnancies and induced abortion. The main reasons for induced abortion are fear of termination from the education system and fear of parents' reactions. Effective adolescent’s reproductive and sexual health intervention is warranted to prevent unwanted pregnancies in this setting.

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Induced Abortion among Adolescent Female Students in Selected Secondary Schools in Moshi Municipality, Kilimanjaro Region, Northern Tanzania.

Kimbwereza¹,

Nkya²,

Mboya³

et al. 2020

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“…16 In Nigeria, younger adolescents (10-14-years-old) were less accepting of abortion than older adolescents (15-19-years-old). 14 In a study of 13-19-year-old males and females in Kenya, most participants disagreed with the use of abortion in the case of unwanted pregnancy and girls were significantly more likely to disagree with abortion than boys (91% vs 87%, respectively; p = 0.007) 18 In the Democratic Republic of Congo, where at the time of the study abortion was only legal to save a woman's life, 76% of student respondents (16-20 years) were opposed to illegal abortion. 17 Comparative abortion rates/ratios among adolescents vs older groups Nine studies in this review examined the rates or ratios of abortion among young/very young adolescents compared to older groups of women.…”

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Abortion knowledge, attitudes and experiences among adolescent girls: a review of the literature

Espinoza¹,

Samandari²,

Andersen³

2020

Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters

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Adolescent girls comprise a considerable proportion of annual abortion deaths, worldwide, with 15% of all unsafe abortions taking place among girls under 20 years of age. Despite recent global attention to the health and welfare of adolescent girls, little is known about their abortion experience, particularly of those under the age of 15 years. This review examines existing peer-reviewed and grey literature on abortion-related experiences of adolescent girls, paying particular attention to girls ages 10-14. In December 2019, the authors conducted a comprehensive search of five major online resource databases, using a two-part keyword search strategy for articles from 2003 to 2019. Of the original 3,100+ articles, 1,228 were individually screened and 35 retained for inclusion in the analysis. Findings show that while adolescent girls may have knowledge of abortion in general, they lack specific knowledge of sources of care and delay care-seeking due to the fear of stigma, lack of resources and provider bias. Adolescent girls do not experience higher rates of physical complications compared to older cohorts, but they are at risk of psychosocial harm. For girls ages 10-14, abortion experience may be compounded by pregnancy due to sexual abuse or transactional sex, and they face even more barriers to care than older adolescents in terms of provider bias and lack of agency. Adolescents have unique needs and experiences around abortion, which should be accounted for in programming and advocacy. Adolescent girls need information about safe abortion at an early age and a responsive and stigma-free health system.

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“…Hasil penelitian ini sesuai penelitian Oktarina dkk (2009) yang menyatakan bahwa terdapat hubungan yang bermakna antara tingkat pengetahuan dengan sikap mengenai penyakit AIDS. Namun hasil penelitian ini berbeda dengan penelitian Abiola, et al (2017) yang menyebutkan bahwa tidak ada hubungan signifikan secara statistik antara pengetahuan tentang aborsi dan sikap terhadap aborsi. Pengetahuan responden tidak ada hubungannya dengan sikap mereka terhadap aborsi, karena ada pengetahuan bagus tentang aborsi secara keseluruhan, namun merupakan sikap buruk secara keseluruhan terhadap aborsi.…”

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Hubungan Tingkat Pengetahuan Remaja Putri Tentang Aborsi Dengan Sikap Remaja Terhadap Aborsi Di Man 2 Kediri Jawa Timur

Ayu

Kurniawati

2017

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AbstrakRemaja merupakan salah generasi muda yang mempunyai peranan yang sangat besar dalam menentukan masa depan bangsa. Remaja dapat mengakses semua informasi dengan mudah, termasuk informasi tentang seksualitas. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan antara tingkat pengetahuan remaja putri tentang aborsi dengan sikap remaja terhadap aborsi. Penelitian ini menggunakan observasional analitik dan pendekatan cross sectional. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah siswi MAN 2 Kediri Jawa Timur kelas X dan XI. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan metode proportional sampling. Teknik analisis menggunakan uji chi-square. Hasil: Terdapat 29 remaja putri (38,7%) dengan tingkat pengetahuan tidak baik dengan mempunyai sikap tidak baik, terdapat 46 remaja putri (61,3%) dengan tingkat pengetahuan baik yang mempunyai sikap tidak baik, terdapat 34 remaja putri (59,6%) dengan tingkat pengetahuan tidak baik dan yang mempunyai sikap baikterdapat 23 remaja putri (40,4%) dengan tingkat pengetahuan baik yang mempunyai sikap baik. Hasil uji chi square diperoleh p-value sebesar 0,027<0,05 sehingga dapat disimpulkan ada hubungan antara tingkat pengetahuan remaja putri tentang aborsi dengan sikap remaja terhadap aborsi. Abstract Illegal abortion is one of the health problem and mainly occurs on the adolescent or young adult. The purpose of this research was to analyst the relationship between the levels of knowledge of girl on abortion and girl's attitudes toward abortion. This research was using observational analytic method for the population of this research was female students of MAN

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Knowledge, attitude, and practice of abortion among female students of two public senior secondary schools in Lagos Mainland Local Government Area, Lagos State

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Induced Abortion among Adolescent Female Students in Selected Secondary Schools in Moshi Municipality, Kilimanjaro Region, Northern Tanzania.

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Induced Abortion among Adolescent Female Students in Selected Secondary Schools in Moshi Municipality, Kilimanjaro Region, Northern Tanzania.

Abortion knowledge, attitudes and experiences among adolescent girls: a review of the literature

Hubungan Tingkat Pengetahuan Remaja Putri Tentang Aborsi Dengan Sikap Remaja Terhadap Aborsi Di Man 2 Kediri Jawa Timur

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