Reasons and feelings of women who have experienced abortion

Study developed with the objective of knowing the reasons that led women to have abortion and to understand the feelings during the experience. Descriptive-exploratory research with qualitative approach, conducted at a public maternity hospital in Fortaleza-CE, from April to June of 2002. The sample...

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Main Authors: Mariza Silva de Oliveira, Izabel Cristina Falcão Juvenal Barbosa, Ana Fátima Carvalho Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2005-06-01
Series:Rev Rene
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/5530
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description Study developed with the objective of knowing the reasons that led women to have abortion and to understand the feelings during the experience. Descriptive-exploratory research with qualitative approach, conducted at a public maternity hospital in Fortaleza-CE, from April to June of 2002. The sample consisted of seven women who were hospitalized due to abortion. The analysis revealed that the reasons for having abortion were: age, the economical factor, profession, malformation, family and social pressure, while the feelings expressed during abortion were: guilt, fear of being punished, fear of dying, tension and remorse. The results showed that some women who had abortion knew somebody that had already had it. Although abortion is regulated by the law, it is a constant in our reality, due to the woman’s social and economical circumstances, deserving greater attention.   
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spelling doaj-art-231e13ab73f04e49bb2c55bbafd6b6322025-08-21T13:56:34ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832005-06-0163Reasons and feelings of women who have experienced abortionMariza Silva de OliveiraIzabel Cristina Falcão Juvenal BarbosaAna Fátima Carvalho FernandesStudy developed with the objective of knowing the reasons that led women to have abortion and to understand the feelings during the experience. Descriptive-exploratory research with qualitative approach, conducted at a public maternity hospital in Fortaleza-CE, from April to June of 2002. The sample consisted of seven women who were hospitalized due to abortion. The analysis revealed that the reasons for having abortion were: age, the economical factor, profession, malformation, family and social pressure, while the feelings expressed during abortion were: guilt, fear of being punished, fear of dying, tension and remorse. The results showed that some women who had abortion knew somebody that had already had it. Although abortion is regulated by the law, it is a constant in our reality, due to the woman’s social and economical circumstances, deserving greater attention.    https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/5530Motivationemotionsabortioninduced abortioncriminal.
spellingShingle Mariza Silva de Oliveira
Izabel Cristina Falcão Juvenal Barbosa
Ana Fátima Carvalho Fernandes
Reasons and feelings of women who have experienced abortion
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Motivation
emotions
abortion
induced abortion
criminal.
title Reasons and feelings of women who have experienced abortion
title_full Reasons and feelings of women who have experienced abortion
title_fullStr Reasons and feelings of women who have experienced abortion
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title_short Reasons and feelings of women who have experienced abortion
title_sort reasons and feelings of women who have experienced abortion
topic Motivation
emotions
abortion
induced abortion
criminal.
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