Abstract
Objectives
This paper describes African American teenaged males' attitudes and perspectives on
abortion.
Methods
Data were derived from a larger cross-sectional survey of African American males aged
14–19, living in the south side of Chicago.
Results
Acceptability of abortion varied by partner type, such that 60% of teenagers felt
abortion was acceptable with a casual partner while 37% found it acceptable with committed
partners (p<.001). Acceptability also varied by sociocontextual factors, and with overarching
uncertainty or inconsistency.
Conclusions
Teenaged African American males have uniquely complex attitudes toward abortion.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: March 19, 2016
Accepted:
March 14,
2016
Received in revised form:
March 9,
2016
Received:
November 24,
2015
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