Abstract: Objective: To analyze the reason of unintended pregnancy in those unmarried women underwent induced abortion, so as to understand their views on induced abortion. Methods: An in-depth interview was conducted among 19 unmarried women underwent induced abortion in Maternity and Child Care Institution/Hospital, Chengdu, China. Results: The main reasons of unintended pregnancy were lack of contraceptive knowledge, not use or misuse contraceptives during sex intercourse. Those unmarried women had some knowledge on the induced abortion which affects health. The most worried thing was the possible effect on their future fertility. Conclusions: It is very important to provide comprehensive reproductive health information, and particularly the good-quality of contraceptive counseling and services for unmarried youth. It is also necessary to explore the appropriate and effective model of education and health care service so as to promote the reproductive health of unmarried population by the leadership of government and multi-sectoral collaboration among family, school and community.

Key words: Unmarried women, Abortion, induced, Qualitative research