Abstract
It is disturbing that a significant proportion of female students at the South African universities abort. The present study sought to explore the impact of abortion on the lives of female students at tertiary institutions. Many scholars identified the following factors as primary contributory factors leading to abortion among female students; socio-economic status, poor parent - child relationship, lack of parenting skills, future academic goals, marital status, religion and/or culture. A focus group interview with six female participants (who were purposively sampled), was employed in this study. The results revealed that most participants reported negative emotions (e.g. guilt, emptiness, regret and hatred towards their parents), and cited that they had no knowledge that abortion could lead to damaging the womb or maternal death. The recommendations are that female students should be engaged in sexual behaviour discussions to enable them to make informed decisions and be equipped with coping strategies after termination of pregnancy. DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2014.v3n1p111
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
