Department of Health Studies, School of Social Sciences, University of South Africa, Pretoria.
Curationis. 2021 Nov 23;44(1):e1-e6. doi: 10.4102/curationis.v44i1.2247.
Culture plays a vital role in resolving grief in African communities. However, women who terminate a pregnancy in adolescence are typically not exposed to cultural rituals that could ease their grief.
The purpose of this article is to explore the interaction of culture and grief amongst women who terminated a pregnancy in adolescence.
A qualitative exploratory study was undertaken using a narrative approach. Unstructured interviews were conducted to solicit narratives from 11 women who terminated a pregnancy in adolescence.
Data were analysed through narrative, thematic data analysis. Three themes emerged from the findings: delayed post-traumatic growth, low body esteem and an alteration in the development of maternal identity.
The study intended to explore the interaction of culture and grief amongst women who terminated a pregnancy in adolescence. The researcher determined that women who had not honoured their culture because of the secrecy surrounding the termination of pregnancy had delayed healing and an altered self-image.
文化在解决非洲社区的悲伤方面起着至关重要的作用。然而，在青少年时期终止妊娠的女性通常无法接触到可以减轻悲伤的文化仪式。
本文旨在探讨在青少年时期终止妊娠的女性中文化与悲伤的相互作用。
采用叙述性方法进行定性探索性研究。通过非结构化访谈，从 11 名在青少年时期终止妊娠的女性那里征集了叙述。
通过叙述、主题数据分析对数据进行了分析。研究结果出现了三个主题：创伤后成长延迟、低身体自尊和母性认同的发展改变。
本研究旨在探讨在青少年时期终止妊娠的女性中文化与悲伤的相互作用。研究人员确定，由于终止妊娠的保密性，未能尊重自己文化的女性的愈合和自我形象都被延迟了。
