title: Abortion: a review of women's perception in relation to their partner's reactions in two Brazilians cities.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to analyze women's perception in relation to their partner's reaction and behavior during the abortion process in two Brazilian capitals, associating the variables from women who suffered a spontaneous abortion with those from women who induced it.
  
  
  METHODS
  semi-structured, questionnaire-based interviews were conducted with 285 women who underwent spontaneous abortion and 31 who reported having induced it. The data were analyzed using the thematic analysis technique, and, subsequently, by the IBM SPSS Statistics Standard Edition software program. The significance level was set at p < 0.05.
  
  
  RESULTS
  in both capitals, the women who induced an abortion referred to the partner as the person who could not find out about the abortion (p<0.01 in Natal; p = 0.02 in São Paulo-SP) and, simultaneously, as the one who could have avoided it (p < 0.01 in Natal; p = 0.03 in São Paulo). In Natal-RN, induced abortion was associated with the partner's absence at the time pregnancy was confirmed (p = 0.02) and, in Sao Paulo-SP, with their negative reaction to news of the pregnancy (p = 0.04) and lack of participation in the abortion process (p < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  despite having achieved independence, women still regard male participation in the abortion process as an important factor. The specifics of each capital denote the influence of the geographic and cultural dimension, indicating the need to take into account the particulars of each region in Brazil while considering a holistic approach to women's health.
authors.affiliation: Psychologist of the Psychology, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nonnenmacher
authors.affiliation: Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Medical School, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gláucia Rosana Guerra
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Benute
authors.affiliation: Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Roseli Mieko Yamamoto
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.affiliation: Morphology Department, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
authors.forename: George Dantas de
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Azevedo
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, Human Sciences, Literature and Arts Center, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
authors.forename: Elza Maria do Socorro
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Dutra
authors.affiliation: Human Sciences, Literature and Arts Center, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
authors.forename: Melina Séfora Souza
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Rebouças
authors.affiliation: Psychology Division, Hospital das Clínicas, Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mara Cristina Souza de
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Luci
authors.affiliation: Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rossana Pulcineli Vieira
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Francisco
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016387:Women's Health