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Barriers to Abortion among Women and Girls in Selected Districts of Nepal

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dc.contributor.authorPhuyal, Parash Prasad
dc.contributor.authorBhattarai, Tejaswee
dc.contributor.authorPant, Prakash Dev
dc.contributor.authorDevkota, Bishnu
dc.contributor.authorDevkota, Jivan
dc.contributor.authorDhakal, Madhav Prasad
dc.contributor.authorKarki, Sujan
dc.contributor.authorGhimire, Jagadishwo
dc.contributor.authorMoore, Brittany
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-14T08:59:46Z
dc.date.available2025-07-14T08:59:46Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.descriptionParash Prasad Phuyal Ipas, Nepal Tejaswee Bhattarai Ipas, Nepal Prakash Dev Pant Mitra Samaj, Kathmandu, Nepal Bishnu Devkota Ipas, Nepal Jivan Devkota Ipas, Nepal Madhav Prasad Dhakal Ipas, Nepal Sujan Karki Ipas, Nepal Jagadishwor Ghimire Ipas, Nepal Brittany Moore Ipas, USA
dc.description.abstractBackground: Even after two decades of legalization of abortion in Nepal, most women and girls still do not have knowledge on abortion legality and face abortion barriers. This study will explore perceived barriers to safe abortion and the factors associated with it. Methods: A Mixed method study design was conducted in 30 wards of 20 Municipals of seven districts of Lumbini and Sudurpaschim provinces. Quantitative data was analyzed for 673 women of reproductive age of 15-49 years. For qualitative data, key informant interviews were conducted. The analysis was done on five different barriers and a composite variable was created from them. Results: Most women and girls perceived social (34.6%), followed by family (30.6%), physical (30.6%), personal (29.5%), and health facility (14.9%) barriers to access safe abortion services. The key finding was that women and girls with knowledge on abortion legality were more likely to perceive barriers to abortion (AOR:2.31, CI:1.574-3.394). Women and girls with higher educational and economic status as well as Dalit women were less likely to perceive barriers to abortion services whereas never married women and girls perceived more barriers in accessing abortion services. Conclusions: Women and girls perceived several barriers to access safe abortion services. Women who have better knowledge on abortion legality recognize more barriers regarding abortion. This highlights the importance of raising awareness of women and girls on abortion rights to empower them in recognizing and advocating for the removal of the obstacles that stop them from getting abortion services. Keywords: Barriers to abortion; caste/ethnicity; legal knowledge; women and girls.
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v22i01.4935
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/173
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherNepal Health Research Council
dc.titleBarriers to Abortion among Women and Girls in Selected Districts of Nepal
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