Pre-Abortion Decision-Making Conflict in Pregnant Women Seeking Legal Abortion

Autor: Farideh Khodabandeh, Vida Kahani
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Novelty in Biomedicine, Vol 8, Iss 2, Pp 87-94 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2345-3907
DOI: 10.22037/nbm.v8i2.30909
Popis: Background: Woman's decision-making for abortion entails understanding and assessing those options in the context of her unique situation, feelings, aspirations and beliefs. The objective of this study was to examine decision–making conflict and all relevant factors, among women seeking legal abortion authorization letter, referred to Legal Medical Centre in Tehran. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, decision-making conflict assessed using the decisional conflict scale (DCS) among 282 pregnant women in their first trimester. Descriptive and logistic regression analyses were undertaken to describe and explore collected data. Results: Eligible women requesting legal abortion were mostly in age group 25-34 years old (50.4% .142, M=31.55, SD=6.1, ranging from 17 - 46 years). They were mostly in gestational age
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