title: Describing abortion attitudes among young, African American men.
abstract: This paper describes African American teenaged males' attitudes and perspectives on abortion.
  
  
  
  Data were derived from a larger cross-sectional survey of African American males aged 14-19, living in the south side of Chicago.
  
  
  
  Acceptability of abortion varied by partner type, such that 60% of teenagers felt abortion was acceptable with a casual partner while 37% found it acceptable with committed partners (p<.001). Acceptability also varied by sociocontextual factors, and with overarching uncertainty or inconsistency.
  
  
  
  Teenaged African American males have uniquely complex attitudes toward abortion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA. Electronic address: Elisabeth.woodhams@bmc.org.
authors.forename: Elisabeth J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Woodhams
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Center for Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Innovation in Sexual and Reproductive Health, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Brandon J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Camille
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fabiyi
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Center for Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Innovation in Sexual and Reproductive Health, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gilliam
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000523:psychology*; D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002641:Chicago; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012747:Sexual Partners; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Abortion; Adolescents; African American; Attitudes; Men