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Access to Contraceptives in Countries With Restrictive Abortion Laws: The Case of Brazil

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Author(s):
Vilela Borges, Ana Luiza [1] ; Tsui, Amy Ong [2] ; Fujimori, Elizabeth [1] ; Komura Hoga, Luiza Akiko [3]
Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Nursing, Dept Publ Hlth Nursing, Av Dr Eneas de Carvalho Aguiar 419, BR-05403000 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Johns Hopkins Univ, Dept Populat Family & Reprod Hlth, Bloomberg Sch Publ Hlth, Baltimore, MD - USA
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Maternal & Child Nursing Dept, Sch Nursing, BR-05403000 Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL; v. 37, n. 2, p. 170-179, FEB 1 2016.
Web of Science Citations: 1
Abstract

We aimed to determine whether current contraceptive use is affected by a history of abortion for women from a country with abortion-restricted laws. This is an analysis of 2006 Brazil Demographic and Health Survey. Nonpregnant women whose first pregnancy occurred in the previous 5years were selected for this study (n = 2,181). We used propensity score matching to compare current contraceptive use among women with induced or spontaneous abortion and women with no abortion. We found differences in the use, but women with a history of abortion did not report more effective contraceptive than women with no abortion, as we expected. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 12/15482-8 - Relation between abortion and contraceptive practices among Brazilian women
Grantee:Ana Luiza Vilela Borges
Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research