%0 Journal Article %T The Relationship between Neutralization Techniques and Induced Abortion %J International Journal of Community Based Nursing & Midwifery %I Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran %Z 2322-2476 %A Kalateh Sadati, Ahmad %A Tabei, Seyed Ziaaddin %A Salehzadeh, Hamzeh %A Rahnavard, Farnaz %A Namavar Jahromi, Bahia %A Hemmati, Soroor %D 2014 %\ 04/01/2014 %V 2 %N 2 %P 103-111 %! The Relationship between Neutralization Techniques and Induced Abortion %K Induced Abortion %K Unintended Pregnancy %K Neutralization %K Religion %K Sociological Theory %R %X Background: Induced abortion is not only a serious threat for women’s health, but also a controversial topic for its ethical and moral problems. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between neutralization techniques and attempting to commit abortion in married women with unintended pregnancy. Methods: After in-depth interviews with some women who had attempted abortion, neutralization themes were gathered. Next, to analyze the data quantitatively, a questionnaire was created including demographic and psychosocial variables specifically related to neutralization. The participants were divided into two groups (abortion and control) of unintended pregnancy and were then compared.Results: Analysis of psychosocial variables revealed a significant difference in the two groups at neutralization, showing that neutralization in the control group (56.97±10.24) was higher than that in the abortion group (44.19±12.44). To evaluate the findings more accurately, we examined the causal factors behind the behaviors of the abortion group. Binary logistic regression showed that among psychosocial factors, neutralization significantly affected abortion (95% CI=1.07-1.35). Conclusion: Despite the network of many factors affecting induced abortion, neutralization plays an important role in reinforcing the tendency to attempt abortion. Furthermore, the decline of religious beliefs, as a result of the secular context of the modern world, seems to have an important role in neutralizing induced abortion. %U https://ijcbnm.sums.ac.ir/article_40666_7826d83a38c455ab785d4c7a248d6f22.pdf