A mixed-methods study exploring women’s perceptions of terminology surrounding fertility and menstrual regulation in Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria
| dc.contributor.author | Sheehy, Grace | |
| dc.contributor.author | Omoluabi, Elizabeth | |
| dc.contributor.author | OlaOlorun, Funmilola M. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-02-17T09:59:49Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-02-17T09:59:49Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Women use various terms when discussing the management of their fertility and menstrual irregularities and may interpret the experience of ending a possible pregnancy in nuanced ways, especially when their pregnancy status is ambiguous. Our study aims to understand the terminology used to refer to abortion-like experiences (specifcally menstrual regulation and pregnancy removal), and the specifc scenarios that these practices encompass among women who reported doing something to bring back a late period or ending a pregnancy in Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire.Our analysis draws upon surveys with women in Nigeria (n=1114) and Cote d’Ivoire (n=352). We also draw upon qualitative in-depth interviews with a subset of survey respondents in Anambra and Kaduna States in Nigeria, and Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (n=30 in both countries). We examine survey and interview questions that explored women’s knowledge of terminology pertaining to ending a pregnancy or bringing back a late period. Survey data were analyzed descriptively and weighted, and interview data were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Sheehy, G. et al. (2021). A mixed-methods study exploring women’s perceptions of terminology surrounding fertility and menstrual regulation in Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria. Reproductive Health, 18(1),251. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-021-01306-5 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1742-4755 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-021-01306-5 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10566/7279 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | BMC | en_US |
| dc.subject | Menstrual regulation | en_US |
| dc.subject | Period regulation | en_US |
| dc.subject | Pregnancy termination | en_US |
| dc.subject | Abortion | en_US |
| dc.subject | Fertility | en_US |
| dc.subject | Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria | en_US |
| dc.title | A mixed-methods study exploring women’s perceptions of terminology surrounding fertility and menstrual regulation in Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |