Community Perceptions and Experiences of Domestic Violence and Induced Abortion in Wakiso District, Uganda

In this qualitative research, the author explored (in general) whether domestic violence and induced abortion feature in men's and women's sexual and reproductive health experiences. In particular, he explored whether and how gender roles influence reproductive decision-making behavior regarding contraception, unwanted pregnancy, and induced abortion. The study area was Wakiso district in central Uganda, which surrounds the capital city, Kampala. The author collected data using in-depth interviews and focus group discussions and analyzed them using grounded theory. Effects of unplanned pregnancy were perceived to be gender specific. Unintended pregnancy and induced abortion as a health issue did not concern men. Rather, what concerned them was spouses' contraception, which they often strongly opposed. Consequently, covert contraceptive use was common. The author describes a relation between domestic violence, nonuse of contraception, unintended pregnancy, and induced abortion

Abortion · Covert · Domestic violence · Environmental health · Family planning · Focus group · Grounded theory · Poison control · Population · Pregnancy · Qualitative research · Reproductive health · Research methodology · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Unintended pregnancy · Unsafe abortion · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues

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