Stigma towards women requesting abortion and association with health facility staff facilitation and obstruction of abortion care in South Africa

• Main Authors: Abongile Jim (Author), Makgoale Magwentshu (Author), Jamie Menzel (Author), Stephanie Andrea Küng (Author), Sa-Asa August (Author), Justine van Rooyen (Author), Rumbidzayi Chingwende (Author), Erin Pearson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundAbortion stigma has been shown to influence provider attitudes around abortion and may decrease provider willingness to participate in abortion care, or lead some to obstruct care. However, this link remains understudied.MethodsThe present study uses baseline data collected through a clust...