Social-managerial explanation of the causes of Induced Abortion with social participation

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1 Department of Health Promotion and Education, School of Public Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran

2 Department of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran

3 4- Psychological Counseling and Leadership Group, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Education, Istanbul Kültür University, Istanbul, Turkey.

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10.22038/ijogi.2025.82366.6195

Abstract

Background: Induced Abortion is a common problem in most countries, including Iran. The purpose of this study was to Socio-managerial explanation of the causes of Induced Abortion with social participation in Ardabil city.

Methods This study was conducted by action research method and social participation during 10months in Ardabil city. The study population was 33 married women aged 15-54 who were willing to have an induced abortion, identified by neighborhood health volunteers. People were investigated using open and semi-structured interviews. The interviews with the investigated people were recorded and then written down and analyzed based on the content analysis method.

Results The results of data analysis led to the extraction of 3 main classes: individual, family, and social. The individual class was classified into 3 subclasses: mental, belief, and awareness, the family class was classified into 2 cultural and financial subclasses, and the social class was classified into 2 political and managerial subclasses.

Conclusion The results showed that a set of individual, family and social factors determine the causes of Induced Abortion among married women.

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The Iranian Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 06 September 2025

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