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Knowledge of the abortion law and key legal issues of sexual and reproductive health and rights among recently arrived migrants in Sweden

A cross-sectional survey

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ID15357212
AuthorsVeronika Tirado (0000-0002-2006-6539, Karolinska Institutet, corresponding author), Anna Mia Ekström (0000-0002-3912-1171, Stockholm South General Hospital), Muslima Ejaz (0000-0002-1187-9095), Nicola Orsini (0000-0002-2210-5634, Karolinska Institutet), Claudia Hanson (0000-0001-8066-7873, Karolinska Institutet), Susanne Strömdahl (0000-0002-6706-0177, Uppsala University)
Year2023
Volume23
Issue1
Pages551-551
Publication date2023-03-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-023-15399-z
PMID36959645
OpenAlexW4360612666
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited31

We found a substantial lack of knowledge among migrants of reproductive age in Sweden regarding important laws and policies of SRHR, particularly the right to abortion. SRHR-related programmes and comprehensive sexual health education for recently arrived migrants could include components to increase knowledge of legal and safe abortions and other laws concerning SRHR

Abortion · Abortion law · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Family medicine · Family planning · Odds ratio · Political science · Population · Pregnancy · Reproductive health · Sociology · Demography · Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues · Law · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Reproductive Health and Contraception

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Unique citing works7
Citations per year3,5
Citation span2024 - 2026 (3)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 7
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