article · Frontiers in Reproductive Health

Close female friendships and knowledge of recommended abortion methods in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo among a representative sample of reproductive-aged women

Selena Anjur‐Dietrich
Pierre Akilimali
Funmilola M. OlaOlorun
Elizabeth Omoluabi
Alice Rhoades
Suzanne O. Bell

2024Open accessUniversity of Ibadan

Abstract

In legally restrictive contexts where knowledge of recommended abortion methods (particularly medication abortion) is low, having close female friends is related to increased knowledge of recommended abortion methods.

Research topics

Reproductive Health and Contraception
Global Maternal and Child Health
Reproductive Health and Technologies

Sustainable Development Goals

Gender Equality

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DOI: 10.3389/frph.2024.1453717

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