| Abortion and women's roles in society: opinions from Tlaxcala, Mexico. | |
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PMID: 20464254 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: We aim to assess the opinions of Mexicans in the state of Tlaxcala on abortion and other topics concerning women's reproductive health and status in society. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We summarize opinions on abortion and women's roles in society and perform logit regressions to assess characteristics correlated with support for abortion rights. RESULTS: A majority of respondents were against a woman's right to abortion when asked generally, but when asked about specific circumstances, a majority supported the right to abortion in five of the nine hypothetical circumstances proposed. In multivariate analysis, age, education, religion, religious service attendance, and views regarding women's roles in society had significant effects on support for the right to abortion. CONCLUSIONS: Our results demonstrate that residents of Tlaxcala view abortion as a personal decision and support a woman's right to abortion in more circumstances than currently allowed under state law. |
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Authors:
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Tia M Palermo; Kate S Wilson; Sandra G García; Claudia Díaz-Olavarrieta |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Salud pública de México Volume: 52 ISSN: 1606-7916 ISO Abbreviation: Salud Publica Mex Publication Date: 2010 Jan-Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-05-13 Completed Date: 2010-08-31 Revised Date: 2011-08-01 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0404371 Medline TA: Salud Publica Mex Country: Mexico |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 52-60 Citation Subset: IM |
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Ipas, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. |
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Abortion, Induced
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legislation & jurisprudence,
psychology* Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Catholicism Data Collection Educational Status Female Gender Identity* Human Rights Humans Male Mexico Middle Aged Occupations Poverty Public Opinion* Socioeconomic Factors Urban Population Women's Rights Young Adult |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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R24 HD050924-06/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; R24 HD050924-07/HD/NICHD NIH HHS |
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