Table 2.

Research findings displayed by domains, categories, and subcategories.

Domains	Category	Subcategory	Mpshe et al., 2002 [29]	Ekstrand et al., 2009 [30]	Jejeebhoy et al., 2010 [31]	Chamanga et al., 2012 [32]	Tatum et al., 2012 [33]	Brown S., 2013 [34]	Domingos et al., 2013 [35]	Bell et al., 2014 [36]	Hasselbacher et al., 2014 [37]	Oduro et al., 2014 [38]	Ramakuela et al., 2016 [39]	Frederico et al., 2018 [40]	Bain et al., 2019 [41]	Hoggart L. 2019 [42]	Ouedraogo et al., 2020 [43]	Botfield et al., 2020 [44]	Chiweshe et al., 2021 [45]	Griffin et al., 2023 [46]
Personal	Desire for self-realization	Actualized her intentions	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓			✓	✓		✓	✓
		Never give up education and career	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓		✓	✓				✓
	Unwanted pregnancy	Dilemma and justification	✓	✓			✓		✓	✓		✓				✓	✓
		Not ready to be a mother	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓			✓
		Worry about physical health								✓		✓
Interpersonal	Parental impact	Pressure on making a choice regardless of her desire	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
		Fear of rejection and disappointment	✓		✓	✓				✓	✓	✓		✓		✓		✓	✓	✓
		Mediate the decisions	✓				✓	✓			✓					✓		✓		✓
	Reaction of partner	Unstable relationship	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
		Negative and unhelpful	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓				✓	✓	✓			✓			✓
		Consulted him but ignored her preference	✓	✓			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓		✓			✓	✓	✓	✓
	Roles of peers and friends	Supported decision-making		✓			✓	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓		✓	✓	✓			✓
	Existence of own child	Could not cope with another child						✓		✓		✓	✓	✓
	Lack of support	Desire emotional and physical support	✓	✓		✓				✓	✓		✓	✓	✓
Social circumstances	Sexual crime	Rape and incest											✓	✓					✓	✓
	Financial problem	Lack of financial autonomy		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓			✓
	Limitation of choice	Fear of stigma		✓	✓	✓				✓		✓	✓		✓			✓		✓
		Perspectives of religion	✓	✓											✓		✓	✓
		Misconception and lack of knowledge	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓					✓	✓		✓			✓		✓
	Underutilized healthcare services	Level of need for counseling	✓	✓			✓	✓
		Unaffordable												✓	✓					✓
		Confidentiality and privacy issues		✓	✓	✓								✓	✓				✓	✓
		Healthcare provider negative attitude		✓		✓	✓							✓					✓	✓
		Accessibility barriers	✓		✓		✓					✓		✓	✓		✓	✓		✓

Note: The symbol ✓ means applicable.