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Women's experiences of more than one termination of pregnancy within two years: a mixed‐methods study

Overview of attention for article published in British Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, October 2017
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Title
Women's experiences of more than one termination of pregnancy within two years: a mixed‐methods study
Published in
British Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, October 2017
DOI 10.1111/1471-0528.14940
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C Purcell, J Riddell, A Brown, ST Cameron, C Melville, G Flett, Y Bhushan, L McDaid

Abstract

To examine the experiences of women seeking more than one termination of pregnancy (TOP) within two years. Mixed methods study. Six TOP services across Scotland. Women presenting for TOP between July and December 2015. Descriptive and inferential analysis of quantitative survey data, thematic analysis of qualitative interview data and integrative analysis. In quantitative analysis, multinomial logistic regression was used to compare three groups: previous TOP within two years, beyond two years and no previous TOP. Characteristics and experiences of women seeking TOP. Of 1662 questionnaire respondents, 14.6% (n=242) and 19.8% (n=329) reported previous TOP within and beyond two years, respectively. Previous TOP within two years group was significantly less likely to own their accommodation than no previous TOP group [aOR=0.34, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.18-0.62] and previous TOP beyond two years group [aOR=0.44, 95% CI 0.23-0.85]; and more likely to report inconsistent [aOR=1.63, 95% CI 1.04-2.57; aOR=1.95, 95% CI 1.16-3.28] and consistent [aOR=2.13, 95% CI 1.39-3.26; aOR=1.71, 95% CI 1.07-2.76] contraceptive use than no previous TOP and previous TOP within two years groups, respectively. Twenty-three women from previous TOP within two years group were interviewed. Qualitative and integrative analyses highlight issues relating to contraceptive challenges, intimate partner violence, life aspirations and socioeconomic disadvantage. Women undergoing more than one TOP within two years may experience particular challenges and vulnerabilities. Service provision should recognise this and move away from stigmatising discourses of 'repeat abortion'. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 104 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 14 13%
Student > Ph. D. Student 13 13%
Student > Bachelor 13 13%
Student > Doctoral Student 6 6%
Researcher 6 6%
Other 13 13%
Unknown 39 38%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 21 20%
Medicine and Dentistry 14 13%
Psychology 8 8%
Social Sciences 8 8%
Business, Management and Accounting 3 3%
Other 5 5%
Unknown 45 43%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 44. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 13 September 2019.
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#293
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Outputs of similar age from British Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
#10
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