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Abortion: An Open Secret? Abortion and Social Network Involvement in Burkina Faso

Pages 230-238 | Published online: 13 Oct 2007

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Caitlin Gerdts, Ruvani T. Jayaweera, Relebohile Motana, Tshego Bessenaar & Paul Wesson. (2022) Cumulative incidence of abortion attempts in Soweto, South Africa: A respondent-driven sampling study (Preprint). JMIR Public Health and Surveillance.
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Chimaraoke O. Izugbara, Carolyne Egesa & Rispah Okelo. (2015) ‘High profile health facilities can add to your trouble’: Women, stigma and un/safe abortion in Kenya. Social Science & Medicine 141, pages 9-18.
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Fatoumata Ouattara & Katerini Tagmatarchi Storeng. (2015) L'avortement volontaire au Burkina Faso : quand les réponses techniques permettent d'éviter de traiter un problème social. Autrepart N° 70:2, pages 109-123.
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Ramatou Ouédraogo & Johanne Sundby. (2014) Social Determinants and Access to Induced Abortion in Burkina Faso: From Two Case Studies. Obstetrics and Gynecology International 2014, pages 1-6.
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Jessica D. Gipson, Alanna E. Hirz & Josephine L. Avila. (2011) Perceptions and Practices of Illegal Abortion among Urban Young Adults in the Philippines: A Qualitative Study. Studies in Family Planning 42:4, pages 261-272.
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Gilda Sedgh, Clémentine Rossier, Idrissa Kaboré, Akinrinola Bankole & Meridith Mikulich. (2011) Estimating Abortion Incidence in Burkina Faso Using Two Methodologies. Studies in Family Planning 42:3, pages 147-154.
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Zelee Elizabeth HillCharlotte Tawiah-AgyemangBetty Kirkwood. (2009) The Context of Informal Abortions in Rural Ghana. Journal of Women's Health 18:12, pages 2017-2022.
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