Characteristics and Circumstances of Adolescents Obtaining Abortions in the United States

The purpose of this study is to describe the sociodemographic and situational circumstances of adolescents obtaining abortion in the United States prior to the decision. We use data from the Guttmacher Institute's 2021-2022 Abortion Patient Survey, a cross-sectional survey of 6698 respondents;...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2024-04, Vol.21 (4), p.477
Main Authors: Chiu, Doris W, Braccia, Ava, Jones, Rachel K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abortion
Abortion, Induced - statistics & numerical data
Adolescent
Adult
Age
Consent
Cross-Sectional Studies
Data collection
Female
Health care access
Health insurance
Health Services Accessibility - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Male
Medicaid
Minors
Parent participation
Population
Pregnancy
Sociodemographics
Teenagers
United States
Young Adult
Young adults
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Summary:The purpose of this study is to describe the sociodemographic and situational circumstances of adolescents obtaining abortion in the United States prior to the decision. We use data from the Guttmacher Institute's 2021-2022 Abortion Patient Survey, a cross-sectional survey of 6698 respondents; our analytic sample includes 633 adolescents (
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph21040477