Social Determinants and Access to Induced Abortion in Burkina Faso: From Two Case Studies
Unsafe abortion constitutes a major public health problem in Burkina Faso and concerns mainly young women. The legal restriction and social stigma make abortions most often clandestine and risky for women who decide to terminate a pregnancy. However, the exposure to the risk of unsafe induced aborti...
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| description | Unsafe abortion constitutes a major public health problem in Burkina Faso and concerns mainly young women. The legal restriction and social stigma make abortions most often clandestine and risky for women who decide to terminate a pregnancy. However, the exposure to the risk of unsafe induced abortion is not the same for all the women who faced unwanted pregnancy and decide to have an abortion. Drawn from a qualitative study on the issue of abortion in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso’s capital, the contrasting cases of two young women who had abortion allow us to show how the women’s personal resources (such as the school level, financial resources, the compliance to social norms, the social network, etc.) may determine the degree of vulnerability of women, the delay to have an abortion, the type of care they are likely to benefit from, and the cost they have to face. This study concludes that the poorest always pay more (cost and consequences), take longer to have an abortion, and have more exposure to the risk of unsafe abortion. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bed3b4e864d24bfc9958e6e1b5670c902025-02-03T06:01:12ZengWileyObstetrics and Gynecology International1687-95891687-95972014-01-01201410.1155/2014/402456402456Social Determinants and Access to Induced Abortion in Burkina Faso: From Two Case StudiesRamatou Ouédraogo0Johanne Sundby1Université Bordeaux Segalen, UMR 5115 (Les Afriques dans le monde), Sciences Po Bordeaux, 11 allée Ausone, F 33607 Pessac Cedex, FranceSection for International Health, University of Oslo, Post Box 1130 Blindern, N 0317 Oslo, NorwayUnsafe abortion constitutes a major public health problem in Burkina Faso and concerns mainly young women. The legal restriction and social stigma make abortions most often clandestine and risky for women who decide to terminate a pregnancy. However, the exposure to the risk of unsafe induced abortion is not the same for all the women who faced unwanted pregnancy and decide to have an abortion. Drawn from a qualitative study on the issue of abortion in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso’s capital, the contrasting cases of two young women who had abortion allow us to show how the women’s personal resources (such as the school level, financial resources, the compliance to social norms, the social network, etc.) may determine the degree of vulnerability of women, the delay to have an abortion, the type of care they are likely to benefit from, and the cost they have to face. This study concludes that the poorest always pay more (cost and consequences), take longer to have an abortion, and have more exposure to the risk of unsafe abortion.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/402456 |
| spellingShingle | Ramatou Ouédraogo Johanne Sundby Social Determinants and Access to Induced Abortion in Burkina Faso: From Two Case Studies Obstetrics and Gynecology International |
| title | Social Determinants and Access to Induced Abortion in Burkina Faso: From Two Case Studies |
| title_full | Social Determinants and Access to Induced Abortion in Burkina Faso: From Two Case Studies |
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| title_short | Social Determinants and Access to Induced Abortion in Burkina Faso: From Two Case Studies |
| title_sort | social determinants and access to induced abortion in burkina faso from two case studies |
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