Open AccessFactors influencing abortion decision making among undergraduate females at the University of Calabar, south-south Nigeria
Author(s) -
Okon A. Okon,
Edet E. Ekpo,
Eyong M. Edu,
Abeshi E. Sylvester
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of health sciences (ijhs) (en línea)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2550-6978
pISSN - 2550-696X
DOI - 10.53730/ijhs.v6ns3.6632
Subject(s) - abortion , unsafe abortion , stratified sampling , family planning , demography , statistical significance , medicine , reproductive health , test (biology) , family medicine , gynecology , socioeconomics , environmental health , pregnancy , sociology , population , research methodology , paleontology , genetics , pathology , biology
Abortion procurement among adolescents is a major health challenge in developing nations. Not only because of the stringent abortion legislation in most of these nations but also because of the dangers of unsafe abortions. To examine the factors influencing abortion decisions making among young adults in Calabar. A stratified sampling method was used to select three hundred and ninety (390) female students from 8 faculties of the university of Calabar, Nigeria. Data was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire. Data were analysed using IBM SPSS-23TM. Frequency tables and Chi-square test was used for analysis. The level of significance was kept at a p-value < 0.05. 91 (23.70%) indicated that their friends constituted a pressurising factor in abortion, and 12 (3.13%) were influenced by their family members. 20 (14.71%) indicated that they were threatened, and 80 (58.82%) reported that their educational aspirations were a factor that led to an abortion. 76 (55.88%) indicated that the anticipated financial burden and the unintended responsibility of child-rearing was a factor. The poor relationship with the potential father was a factor for 48 (35.29%).