Women use various terms when discussing the management of their fertility and menstrual irregularities and may interpret the experience of ending a possible pregnancy in nuanced ways, especially when their pregnancy status is ambiguous. Our study aims to understand the terminology used to refer to abortion-like experiences
(specifcally menstrual regulation and pregnancy removal), and the specifc scenarios that these practices encompass
among women who reported doing something to bring back a late period or ending a pregnancy in Nigeria and
Côte d’Ivoire.Our analysis draws upon surveys with women in Nigeria (n=1114) and Cote d’Ivoire (n=352). We also
draw upon qualitative in-depth interviews with a subset of survey respondents in Anambra and Kaduna States
in Nigeria, and Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (n=30 in both countries). We examine survey and interview questions that
explored women’s knowledge of terminology pertaining to ending a pregnancy or bringing back a late period. Survey
data were analyzed descriptively and weighted, and interview data were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis
