Factors influencing abortion care-seeking outside of formal healthcare settings: lived experiences from Rwandan young women
In light of the findings of this study, the authors recommend the Ministry of Health and its stakeholders to expand access to comprehensive adolescent and youth-friendly reproductive health and reproductive rights while addressing the sociocultural stigma through public awareness and economic factors that play a big role in unregulated abortions rather than safe abortion care services.
Authors
- Jean Bosco Henri Hitayezu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5750-7087)
- Justine Bagirisano
- Assumpta Yamuragiye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8797-5569)
- Olive Tengera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1149-2568)
- Aimable Nkurunziza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5052-6172)
- Jean Pierre Ndayisenga
- Abe Oudshoorn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0277-8724)
- Godfrey Katende (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0667-5741)
- Gilbert Uwitonze
- Jeanne d’ Arc Ayinkamiye
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- Nipissing University (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- University of Rwanda (RW)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
- Rwanda Biomedical Center (RW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Women s Health
- Published
- 2024-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-024-03410-7
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.17
Funders
- University of Rwanda