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Research Article: Abortion stigma among abortion seekers, healthcare professionals and the public in high-income countries: A mixed-methods systematic review protocol

Date Published: 2024-01-18

Abstract:
Introduction Abortion is a crucial sexual and reproductive right. However, the legal situation of pregnancy termination is rather heterogeneous across countries and regions. The political climate and cultural perception may result in abortion-related stigma. This mixed-methods systematic review protocol aims to detail the proposed methods for assessing the current state of research on abortion stigma in high-income countries from an abortion seeker, healthcare provider and public perspective. Methods and analysis Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis Protocols guideline, we conducted a systematic literature search of peer-reviewed studies from high-income countries in relevant electronic databases: PubMed, CINHAL, PsycINFO, LIVIVO and Cochrane Library. Qualitative, quantitative and mixed-method studies that measured or examined abortion-related stigma in abortion seekers, healthcare professionals and the general public will be included. Assessment of risk of bias, data synthesis and qualitative meta-aggregation will be carried out. Ethics and dissemination The results of the systematic review will be submitted to peer-reviewed journals and presented at relevant conferences.

Introduction:
Abortion is a central sexual and reproductive health right. 1 Worldwide, 60% of all unintended pregnancies, and 29% of all pregnancies worldwide, end in abortion. 2 The WHO guideline 2 details recommendations and best practices for safe abortions. However, due to heterogeneous legal situations, not everyone can access a safe abortion. In low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), only 29% of women have access to legal abortion with no restrictions on their reason for abortion, compared with 81% in high-income…

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