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Reproductive agency and the acceptability of divorce, abortion, and homosexuality among migrants from the Middle East and Africa living in Sweden–a cross-sectional analysis

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ID15396422
AuthorsMia L van der Kop (0000-0002-5590-6833, Karolinska Institutet), Karin Båge (0000-0002-6793-441X, Karolinska Institutet), Veronika Tirado (0000-0002-2006-6539, Karolinska Institutet), Anna Kågesten (0000-0002-5458-8319, Karolinska Institutet), Bi Puranen (0000-0002-0751-2928, Institute for Futures Studies), Rachael Sorcher (Karolinska Institutet), Anna Mia Ekström (0000-0002-3912-1171, Stockholm South General Hospital), Muslima Ejaz (0000-0002-1187-9095), Elin C Larsson (0000-0002-5189-808X, Karolinska Institutet, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume24
Issue1
Pages53-53
Publication date2025-02-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal for Equity in Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1475-9276 • E-ISSN: 1475-9276
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12939-025-02400-x
PMID39994724
OpenAlexW4407905643
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited31

Our study found that migrants from MENA and SSA expressed a high degree of reproductive agency. Migrants had low values of a combined measure of the acceptability of divorce, abortion and homosexuality; however, acceptance increased with time spent in Sweden. Understanding factors associated with migrants' sense of reproductive agency and their values and how these change over time in Sweden provides a foundation for working towards equitable sexual and reproductive health and rights

Abortion · Agency (philosophy · Cross-sectional study · Population · Pregnancy · Public health · Reproductive health · Sociology · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Reproductive Health and Contraception · Reproductive Medicine

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