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Adolescents (15–19-years-old) have the lowest abortion rate among all women less than 35 years of age (19.6 abortions per 1,000 women). Adolescents have the highest abortion rate among all age-groups and highest proportion (64%) of legal abortions compared with other age-groups.
In the present review, all articles provided data supporting the category of parental impact toward abortion decision-making. There have been several articles on abortion decision-making factors for young women, primarily on parental influence [50,51,52]. Some articles compared adults to minors in terms of decision-making toward pregnancy outcomes.
14 kwi 2020 · Eleven studies in this review addressed the rate and types of complications among adolescent girls undergoing induced abortion, showing that while young adolescents comprise a disproportionate number of unsafe abortions, their risk of complications during abortion as compared to older women is inconclusive.
Abstract: Adolescent girls comprise a considerable proportion of annual abortion deaths, worldwide, with 15% of all unsafe abortions taking place among girls under 20 years of age.
Adolescents have unique needs and experiences around abortion, which should be accounted for in programming and advocacy. Adolescent girls need information about safe abortion at an early age and a responsive and stigma-free health system.
1 lip 2024 · Adolescents face unique challenges in accessing sexual healthcare, particularly regarding induced abortion experiences. Prior research, often quantitative or biased towards young adults, overlooks this. This review aims to address adolescents' specific post-abortion experiences to inform comprehensive reproductive healthcare needs.
Abortion knowledge and attitudes. Five studies in this review examined the knowledge and attitudes of adolescents around the termin-ation of pregnancy. Although adolescents are cogni-sant of abortion as a service, their knowledge of legality, methods of termination and access points for abortion are low.
