The support group impact on enhancing the self-worth of women who terminated a pregnancy in adolescence
South African Family Practice
| Field | Value | |
| Title | The support group impact on enhancing the self-worth of women who terminated a pregnancy in adolescence | |
| Creator | Sebola, Botshelo R. Risenga, Patrone R. | |
| Description | Background: Terminating a pregnancy can be a traumatic life event, resulting in negative emotions that can diminish women’s self-worth. Support from different sources, including health support groups, could be beneficial in restoring a woman’s self-worth. This article aimed to present findings on the impact of a support group intervention on the self-worth of women who terminated a pregnancy in adolescence.Methods: A qualitative, exploratory and descriptive approach, using in-depth, semi-structured interviews, was used to collect data. Thematic analysis guided the data analysis.Results: Five themes emerged from the data: reasons for joining the support group; enhanced emotional and physical wellbeing; self-forgiveness; spiritual growth and participants’ voices.Conclusion: Participants described why they needed to join the support group. It became clear that the intercession was effective in the short term as it enhanced participants’ self-worth by encouraging them to accept themselves thereby altering their self-condemning emotions, replacing them with self-love.Contribution: The study recommends that a support group should be considered as a backup for women who terminated a pregnancy and have lost their self-worth. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2023-12-27 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/safp.v65i1.5707 | |
| Source | South African Family Practice; Vol 65, No 1 (2023): Part 4; 10 pages 2078-6204 2078-6190 | |
| Language | eng | |
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