Table A2.

Excluded articles.

Articles	Reason for Exclusion
Lema et al., 1996 [76]	The aim of the study is different (i.e., assessment of unsafe abortion)
Finer et al., 2005 [77]	The participants are over 24 years of age.
Kapil et al., 2005 [78]	There is no interview raw data
Helström et al., 2006 [79]	There is no interview raw data
Ratlabala et al., 2007 [80]	The aim of the study is different (i.e., understanding perception and constraints in accessing ToP services)
Hess RF. 2007 [81]	The participants are over 24 years of age
Puri et al., 2007 [82]	All the participants are married
Olsson et al. 2010 [51]	The participants are over 24 years of age
Biggs et al., 2013 [83]	The participants are over 24 years of age
Kumi-Kyereme et al., 2014 [84]	The participants are over 24 years of age
Appiah-Agyekum et al., 2015 [85]	There are no interview raw data and the participants were over 24 years of age
Aziato et al., 2016 [86]	The study design was different (i.e., a vignette-based focus group approach)
DePiñeres et al., 2017 [87]	The aim of the study was different (i.e., seeking safe and legal services)
Kebede, M. T. et al., 2018 [88]	The aim of the study was different (i.e., search of abortion services)
Oyeniran, A. A. et al., 2019 [89]	The participants are out of target age
Baum, S. E. et al., 2020 [90]	The participants are out of target age
Bain et al., 2020 [47]	The aim of the study was different (i.e., stakeholders’ and adolescents’ views of early pregnancy)
Chareka, S. et al., 2021 [91]	The aim of study was different (i.e., focus young women who sell sex)
Ituarte et al., 2021 [92]	The article is not in English
Chainok L. et al., 2022 [93]	The aim of study was different (i.e., search of undergoing legal abortion)