title: [Reasons and meanings attributed by women who experienced induced abortion: an integrative review].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Identifying the contribution of developed research on what motivates women to induce an abortion and the meaning attributed to these experiences in their lives.
  
  
  METHODS
  An integrative review conducted in MEDLINE/PubMed, LILACS, BDENF, CINAHL and SciELO databases, covering the periods from 2001 to 2011.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We selected and analyzed 11 studies with selection criteria being reasons given by women for inducing abortion and/or the meaning attributed to this experience in their lives, including social, religious, ethical and moral aspects related to this practice, as well as the suffering experienced from the experience. The illegality of abortion is identified as a risk factor for unsafe abortions, reaffirming this issue as a public health and social justice problem.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results evidence aspects that can contribute to improving health quality and ratify the importance of research to support nursing practices.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: Sandra Elisa
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Sell
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: Evanguelia Kotzias Atherino Dos
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: Manuela Beatriz
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Velho
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alacoque Lorenzini
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Erdmann
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria de Jesus Hernandes
authors.initials: Mde J
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D011247:Pregnancy