Timing of steps and reasons for delays in obtaining abortions in the United States
Timing of steps and reasons for delays in obtaining abortions in the United States
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DOI：
10.1016/j.contraception.2006.04.010
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发表时间：
2006-10-01
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影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Moore, Ann M.
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作者：
Finer, Lawrence B.;Frohwirth, Lori F.;Moore, Ann M.
目的：我们研究了步骤中获得堕胎和妇女的报告延误的过程中，以帮助了解困难，在获得堕胎service.Methods：在2004年，结构化的调查完成了1209堕胎患者在I I大型供应商，并进行了深入的访谈，与38名妇女在四个网站。末次月经至怀疑妊娠的中位时间为33 d，怀疑妊娠至确认妊娠的中位时间为4 d，确认妊娠至决定流产的中位时间为0 d;从决定堕胎到第一次尝试堕胎的时间中位数为2天;从第一次尝试堕胎到堕胎的时间中位数为7天。未成年人比成年人多花一周时间怀疑怀孕。58%的妇女报告说，她们希望早点堕胎。最常见的延误原因是需要很长时间来安排（59%），决定（39%）和发现怀孕（36%）。贫困妇女的两倍，可能会被推迟的困难，使arrangement.Conclusions：财政限制和缺乏知识的怀孕可能会使一些妇女更难获得早期堕胎。(c)2006年爱思唯尔公司All rights reserved.
Objective: We studied the steps in the process of obtaining abortions and women's reported delays in order to help understand difficulties in accessing abortion services.Methods: In 2004, a structured survey was completed by 1209 abortion patients at I I large providers, and in-depth interviews were conducted with 38 women at four sites.Results: The median time from the last menstrual period to suspecting pregnancy was 33 days; the median time from suspecting pregnancy to confirming the pregnancy was 4 days; the median time from confirming the pregnancy to deciding to have an abortion was 0 day; the median time from deciding to have an abortion to first attempting to obtain abortion services was 2 days; and the median time from first attempting to obtain abortion services to obtaining the abortion was 7 days. Minors took a week longer to suspect pregnancy than adults did. Fifty-eight percent of women reported that they would have liked to have had the abortion earlier. The most common reasons for delay were that it took a long time to make arrangements (59%), to decide (39%) and to find out about the pregnancy (36%). Poor women were about twice as likely to be delayed by difficulties in making arrangements.Conclusions: Financial limitations and lack of knowledge about pregnancy may make it more difficult for some women to obtain early abortion. (c) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.