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1909/2012 - Abortion narratives among adolescents from Teresina, a northeast city from Brazil
Histórias de aborto provocado entre adolescentes em Teresina-Piauí, Brasil

Author:

• Maria Das Dores Nunes - Nunes, M.D. - Terezina , Piauí - Faculdade de Saúde, Ciências Humanas e Tecnológicas do Piauí (Novafapi) - <m.dnunes@hotmail.com> +

Co-author(s):

• Alberto Madeiro - Madeiro, A. - Núcleo de Pesquisa e Extensão em Saúde da Mulher/ Universidade Estadual do Piauí (Uespi) - <madeiro@uol.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5258-5982
• Debora Diniz - Diniz, D - Brasilia, DF - Programa de Pós-Graduação em Política Social da Universidade de Brasília (UnB) e Anis - Instituto de Bioética, Direitos Humanos e Gênero - <d.diniz@anis.org.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6987-2569

Thematic Area:

Saúde e Gênero

Abstract:

This paper analyses the methods, routes and support networks taken by adolescents to perform an illegal abortion. It is a descriptive and cross-sectional study that interviewed 30 adolescents who had been hospitalized for uterine curettage in two public hospitals of Teresina, from June to November, 2011. Informed consent was given orally, and the interviews were recorded after the confirmation of the induced abortion. The majority of the adolescents was between 14 and 17 years old, single, lived with their parents in urban areas, had little schooling and had gestational age of 12 weeks. 28 (94%) adolescents used between 3 and 6 tablets of Cytotec orally and/or vaginally. All of them sought the hospital due to severe cramping, vaginal bleeding or both after the use of Cytotec. They bought Cytotec, either alone (43%, 13) or with help from a friend or partner (40%, 12). Cytotec was sold to them in ordinary pharmacies, by the owner (45%, 13) or clerk (55%, 55), who provided instructions of use. They went to the hospital with their mother (40%, 12) or a girl friend (30%, 9). Three (10%) adolescents developed serious complications. The study shows Cytotec is the principal method to perform illegal abortion among adolescents.

Keywords:

adolescence induced abortion Cytotec reproductive health uterine curettage

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Nunes, M.D., Madeiro, A., Diniz, D. Abortion narratives among adolescents from Teresina, a northeast city from Brazil. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2012/Oct). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/abortion-narratives-among-adolescents-from-teresina-a-northeast-city-from-brazil/11603?id=11603



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