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September 17, 2025Contraception and Reproductive MedicineOpen Access

Low fertility awareness and associated factors - a multi-centre cross-sectional study among abortion-seeking women in Sweden

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SASara Holmdahl ArciniegasMMMarlene Makenzius

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Overview

Cross-sectional study reveals low fertility awareness and unmet contraceptive needs in abortion-seeking women, suggesting critical gaps in contraceptive use.

Key Points

  • Low fertility awareness was reported by 37% of women seeking abortions, highlighting a significant gap in contraceptive knowledge.
  • The study involved 623 women from family planning clinics, with multivariate analysis showing odds of low fertility awareness linked to previous contraceptive use.
  • Participants reported lower contraceptive use at conception than in the prior year, indicating potential issues with continuity and adherence to contraceptive methods.
  • Previous abortion experience was identified as a protective factor, suggesting knowledge gained from past experiences may influence future contraceptive choices.

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Arciniegas et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d45e6a31b076d99fa5efffhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40834-025-00401-3
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