Analysis of single women’s experience with artificial abortion
AUTHORS
Seong-Heui Kim,Assistant Professor, Dept. of Nursing, Daejin Univ., Hoguk-ro 1007, Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 11159, Republic of Korea
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to explore and understand single women's experience with artificial abortion in a system and cultural background of Korean society. The informants consisted of 5 single women who experienced artificial abortion. This study collected data through interviews, observations and telephone interviews. The ethnographical analysis method, proposed by Spradley, was used to analyze these data. The study has found a common experience from the single women expressed as “feeling bitter as a scapegoat of culture and system”. This cultural theme can be divided into the following 4 categories: ‘struggling of conflict and distress', ‘involving in crime by anger and inevitability of the system without exit’, 'the mind and body that are stained by fear and pain', and ‘the timing of the ambivalence between relief and anxiety'. In conclusion, this study suggests a holistic approach to nursing, social, institutional, and religious aspects to promote their physical, mental, and socio-cultural health.
KEYWORDS
artificial abortion, single women, qualitative research
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