Knowledge of the abortion legislation among South African women: a cross-sectional study

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dc.contributor.authorMorroni, Chelseaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMyer, Landonen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorTibazarwa, Kemilembeen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-12T10:54:47Z
dc.date.available2015-10-12T10:54:47Z
dc.date.issued2006en_ZA
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND:In order to ensure that legalized abortion in South Africa improves reproductive health, women must know that abortion is a legal option in the case of unwanted pregnancy. This study investigated knowledge of abortion legislation eight years after the introduction of legal abortion services in one province of South Africa. METHODS: In 2004/2005, we conducted a cross-sectional study among 831 sexually-active women attending 26 public health clinics in one urban and one rural health region of the Western Cape Province. RESULTS: Thirty-two percent of women did not know that abortion is currently legal. Among those who knew of legal abortion, few had knowledge of the time restrictions involved. CONCLUSION: In South Africa there is an unmet need among women for information on abortion. Strategies should be developed to address this gap so that women are fully informed of their rights to a safe and legal termination of pregnancy.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMorroni, C., Myer, L., & Tibazarwa, K. (2006). Knowledge of the abortion legislation among South African women: a cross-sectional study. <i>Reproductive Health</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14185en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMorroni, Chelsea, Landon Myer, and Kemilembe Tibazarwa "Knowledge of the abortion legislation among South African women: a cross-sectional study." <i>Reproductive Health</i> (2006) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14185en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMorroni, C., Myer, L., & Tibazarwa, K. (2006). Knowledge of the abortion legislation among South African women: a cross-sectional study. Reproductive Health, 3(7), 29.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Morroni, Chelsea AU - Myer, Landon AU - Tibazarwa, Kemilembe AB - BACKGROUND:In order to ensure that legalized abortion in South Africa improves reproductive health, women must know that abortion is a legal option in the case of unwanted pregnancy. This study investigated knowledge of abortion legislation eight years after the introduction of legal abortion services in one province of South Africa. METHODS: In 2004/2005, we conducted a cross-sectional study among 831 sexually-active women attending 26 public health clinics in one urban and one rural health region of the Western Cape Province. RESULTS: Thirty-two percent of women did not know that abortion is currently legal. Among those who knew of legal abortion, few had knowledge of the time restrictions involved. CONCLUSION: In South Africa there is an unmet need among women for information on abortion. Strategies should be developed to address this gap so that women are fully informed of their rights to a safe and legal termination of pregnancy. DA - 2006 DB - OpenUCT DO - 10.1186/1742-4755-3-7 DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Reproductive Health LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2006 T1 - Knowledge of the abortion legislation among South African women: a cross-sectional study TI - Knowledge of the abortion legislation among South African women: a cross-sectional study UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14185 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/14185
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-4755-3-7
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMorroni C, Myer L, Tibazarwa K. Knowledge of the abortion legislation among South African women: a cross-sectional study. Reproductive Health. 2006; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14185.en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltden_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentWomen's Health Research Uniten_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsThis is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licenseen_ZA
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0en_ZA
dc.sourceReproductive Healthen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://www.reproductive-health-journal.com/en_ZA
dc.subject.otherReproductive Rightsen_ZA
dc.subject.otherReproductive Healthen_ZA
dc.titleKnowledge of the abortion legislation among South African women: a cross-sectional studyen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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