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Sexual coercion and abortion: a context of vulnerability among young women

Pilecco, F.áv.B.; Knauth, D.R.; Vigo, Ál.

Cadernos de Saude Publica 27(3): 427-439

2011

ISSN/ISBN: 1678-4464
PMID: 21519694
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2011000300004
Document Number: 225192
This study aims to investigate the relationship between abortion and experiences of sexual coercion. The data came from GRAVAD, a household survey with a stratified random sample of young women (18-24 years) in Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre, and Salvador, Brazil. The sample used in this article included 870 interviews of women who reported having become pregnant. Abortion was associated with: a reported experience of sexual coercion, more schooling, failure to obtain first information about sex from parents, and a history of more pregnancies and sexual partners. The association between abortion and sexual coercion reflects a situation of gender vulnerability and reveals young women's precariousness in sex negotiation and reproduction. A veil of silence in public agencies concerning sexual coercion helps perpetuate young women's vulnerability, as it blocks access to the appropriate educational, legal, and health services.

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