Abortion: a review of women's perception in relation to their partner's reactions in two Brazilians cities

作者：Nonnenmacher Daniele; Guerra Benute Glaucia Rosana; Yamamoto Nomura Roseli Mieko; de Azevedo George Dantas; do Socorro Dutra Elza Maria; Souza Rebouas Melina Sefora; Souza de Luci Mara Cristina; Vieira Francisco Rossana Pulcineli

来源：Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira, 2014, 60(4): 327-334.

DOI：10.1590/1806-9282.60.03.011

• abortion
• spontaneous abortion
• induced abortion
• perception
• men
• women's health

Objective: to analyze women's perception in relation to their partner's reaction and behavior during the abortion process in two Brazilian capitals, associating the variables from women who suffered a spontaneous abortion with those from women who induced it.
Methods: semi-structured, questionnaire-based interviews were conducted with 285 women who underwent spontaneous abortion and 31 who reported having induced it. The data were analyzed using the thematic analysis technique, and, subsequently, by the IBM SPSS Statistics Standard Edition software program. The significance level was set at p < 0.05.
Results: in both capitals, the women who induced an abortion referred to the partner as the person who could not find out about the abortion (p<0.01 in Natal; p = 0.02 in Sao Paulo-SP) and, simultaneously, as the one who could have avoided it (p < 0.01 in Natal; p = 0.03 in Sao Paulo). In Natal-RN, induced abortion was associated with the partner's absence at the time pregnancy was confirmed (p = 0.02) and, in Sao Paulo-SP, with their negative reaction to news of the pregnancy (p = 0.04) and lack of participation in the abortion process (p < 0.01).
Conclusion: despite having achieved independence, women still regard male participation in the abortion process as an important factor. The specifics of each capital denote the influence of the geographic and cultural dimension, indicating the need to take into account the particulars of each region in Brazil while considering a holistic approach to women's health.

• 出版日期2014-8