Skip to main content
Fig. 4 | BMC Women's Health

Fig. 4

From: Contributing factors to unsafe abortion practices among women of reproductive age at selected district hospitals in the Ashanti region of Ghana

Fig. 4

Societal unacceptability of unwed pregnancy, desire to bear children only after marriage, and fear of parental disappointment possibly leads to unsafe abortion practices to avoid societal scorn. Source: conceptualised by authors (2018). This figure represents the 4th, 5th and 6th thematic result of this study with headings ‘Stigma of unplanned pregnancy’, Desire to bear children only after marriage’, Avoiding parental disappointment and resentment’ and ‘Desire to pursue education’

Back to article page