159
Views
3
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE

Risk factors for unwanted pregnancy and subsequent abortion among women aged 16 to 25 years in Latvia

, &

REFERENCES

  • Central Statistical Bureau Latvia. Number of induced abortions (average) per 1,000 women at the age 15–49. Accessed 6 May 2014 from: www.csb.gov.lv
  • European health for all database. Abortions per 1000 live births. Accessed 6 May 2014 from: http://data.euro.who.int/hfadb/
  • Raatikainen K, Heiskanen N, Heinonen S. Induced abortion: Not an independent risk factor for pregnancy outcome, but a challenge for health counseling. Ann Epidemiol 2006;8:587–92.
  • WHO. Regional strategy on sexual and reproductive health. Copenhagen: World Health Orgnanization Regional Office for Europe 2001.
  • Kovacs L. From abortion to contraception in Europe. Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care 1999;4: 229–36.
  • Haldre K, Rahu K, Rahu M, Karro H. Individual and familial factors associated with teenage pregnancy: An interview study. Eur J Public Health 2009;3:266–70.
  • Salvat J, d’Armancourt C, Vandame S. Voluntary pregnancy termination during 1998 in a French general hospital. Gynécol Obstét Fertil 2000;1:23–8.
  • LFPSHA. “Papardes zieds” [Reproductive health of the population. Study on the situation in Latvia, 2003–2011]. Riga: LFPSHA “Papardes zieds” 2012.
  • Kelsey JL, Whittemore AS, Evans AS, Thompson WD. Methods in observational epidemiology, 2nd edn. New York, USA: Oxford University Press 1996: Tables 12–15.
  • Fleiss JL, Levin B, Paik CM. Statistical methods for rates and proportions. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons 2003: formulas 3.18 and 3.19.
  • Central Statistical Bureau Latvia. Education institutions and enrolment (at the beginning of the school year). Accessed 6 May 2014 from: www.csb.gov.lv
  • Zucker G. Attributional and symbolic predictors of abortion attitudes. J Appl Soc Psychol 1999;29:1218–45.
  • Weiner B, Perry R, Magnusson J. An attributional analysis of reactions to stigmas. J Pers Soc Psychol 1988;55: 738–48.
  • Olszewski J, Olszewska H, Abacjew-Chmylko, et al. Sexual behaviour and contraception among young Polish women. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2010;11: 1447–52.
  • Nielsen JL, Boelskifte J, Falk J, et al. Sexual activity and use of contraception in ninth grade pupils during the last 21 years. Ugeskr Laeger 2009;14:1159–63.
  • Van Ryzin MJ, Johnson AB, Leve LD, et al. The number of sexual partners and health-risking sexual behavior: Prediction from high school entry to high school exit. Arch Sex Behav 2010;40:939–49.
  • Regushevskaya E, Dubikaytis T, Laanpere M, et al. Risk factors for induced abortions in St. Petersburg, Estonia and Finland. Results from surveys among women of reproductive age. Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care 2009;3:176–86.
  • Edgardh K. Sexual behaviour and early coitarche in a national sample of 17 year old Swedish girls. Sex Transm Infect 2000;2:98–102.
  • Andersson-Ellström A, Forssman L, Milsom I. Age of sexual debut related to life-style and reproductive health factors in a group of Swedish teenage girls. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 1996;5:484–9.
  • Larsson G, Blohm F, Sundell G, et al. A longitudinal study of birth control and pregnancy outcome among women in a Swedish population. Contraception 1997; 1:9–16.
  • Ekstrand M, Tydén T, Darj E, et al. An illusion of power: Qualitative perspectives on abortion decision-making among teenage women in Sweden. Perspect Sex Reprod Health 2009;3:173–80.
  • Andersson-Ellström A, Milsom I. Knowledge about prevention of sexually transmitted diseases: A longitudinal study of young women from 16–23 years of age. Sex Transm Infect 2002;78:339–41.
  • Saroop A, Dipichan D, Hill M, et al. Contraceptive knowledge, attitudes and changing practices in women presenting to maternal and child health clinics in North Central Trinidad. Int J Adolesc Med Health 2010;2:285–90.
  • Tydén T, Björkelund C, Olsson SE. Sexual behavior and sexually transmitted diseases among Swedish university students. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 1991;70:219–24.
  • Morrison D. Adolescent contraceptive behaviour: A review. Psychol Bull 1985;98:538–68.
  • Pagel M, Davidson A. A comparison of three social-psychological models of attitude and behavioural plan: Prediction of contraceptive behaviour. J Pers Soc Psychol 1985;47:517–33.
  • Suvivuo P, Tossavainen K, Kontula O. Contraceptive use and non-use among teenage girls in a sexually motivated situation. Sex Educ 2009;9:355–69.
  • Martin J, Sheeran P, Slade P, et al. Durable effects of implementation intentions: Reduced rates of confirmed pregnancy at 2 years. Health Psychol 2011;30:368–73.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.