[Minors' request for voluntary termination of pregnancy. A study of their motivations and influences at the CHU of Nice].
OBJECTIVE
The goal of this work was to determine the influences exerted on minors during a request for voluntary termination of pregnancy (TOP).


METHODS
We made a retrospective descriptive study at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) of Nice. Two hundred (and) four minor patients were included, from January 1st 2003 to December 31st 2004.


RESULTS
In the majority of cases, the entourage (sexual partner or parents) who are informed of the request for TOP support the patient in her choice. In more than 56% of cases, the parents are not informed of the request for TOP.


CONCLUSIONS
It seems, for minors, that it is the need for conforming to the existing social model which motivates the majority of the requests for TOP.
Delotte
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Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, Reproduction et Médecine Foetale, Hôpital Archet-2, CHU de Nice, 151 Route Saint-Antoine-de-Ginestière, BP 3079, 06202 Nice cedex 03, France. jdelotte@hotmail.com
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Bafghi
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Boucoiran
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d'Angelo
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Bongain
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D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000523:psychology*; D000293:Adolescent; D003219:Confidentiality; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D033242:Minors; D010290:Parents; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies