title: [Sexual coercion and abortion: a context of vulnerability among young women].
abstract: This study aims to investigate the relationship between abortion and experiences of sexual coercion. The data came from GRAVAD, a household survey with a stratified random sample of young women (18-24 years) in Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre, and Salvador, Brazil. The sample used in this article included 870 interviews of women who reported having become pregnant. Abortion was associated with: a reported experience of sexual coercion, more schooling, failure to obtain first information about sex from parents, and a history of more pregnancies and sexual partners. The association between abortion and sexual coercion reflects a situation of gender vulnerability and reveals young women's precariousness in sex negotiation and reproduction. A veil of silence in public agencies concerning sexual coercion helps perpetuate young women's vulnerability, as it blocks access to the appropriate educational, legal, and health services.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brasil. flaviapilecco@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Flávia Bulegon
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Pilecco
authors.forename: Daniela Riva
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Knauth
authors.forename: Álvaro
authors.initials: Á
authors.lastname: Vigo
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D018873:Pregnancy Rate; D015995:Prevalence; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D035862:Vulnerable Populations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult