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  • Title: [Induced abortion. Descriptive and quantitative study of the psychological and psychosocial aspects].
    Author: Lapple M.
    Journal: Contracept Fertil Sex (Paris); 1994 Feb; 22(2):117-22. PubMed ID: 12319055.
    Abstract:
    A random sample of 66 women undergoing abortion in 1991 and 1992 in a family planning center in the Parisian suburb of Bobigny were surveyed in a pilot study of psychological and psychosocial aspects of abortion. 61 women were interviewed one week before and 5 one week after the abortion. 70% of the respondents were of French nationality and the rest were from Africa and the Maghreb countries. Over half of the French respondents were of foreign origin or from overseas departments. 11 were under 21 years old, 35 were 21-30, and 16 were 31-40. 44 were single and 16 currently married. Around half of the women lived with their partners. Most of the women worked. The average number of children was 1.9. 48% were seeking repeat abortions. Contraception was not used in 76% of cases. 62% of the couples usually used contraception, while 3% never used a method. Oral contraceptives were the most frequently used method, followed by condoms, withdrawal, and IUD. Half of the partners were in favor of the abortion and 21% disapproved. 20% were not informed. 71% of the women did not inform their parents about the abortion. Problems of the couple, employment, and financial conditions were the main reasons given for seeking abortion. Tensions and quarrels were reported more often among the survey couples than in a study of 156 couples experiencing spontaneous abortion in Regensburg, Germany. Relief and a feeling of well-being were the prevalent emotions reported after the abortion. One-third reported no negative reactions. Serious or prolonged disturbances were rare following the abortion and were usually related to traumatic pregnancies or histories of psychopathology.
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