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- Iyengar, Kirti, et al.
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"Who Wants to Go Repeatedly to the Hospital?" : Perceptions and Experiences of Simplified Medical Abortion in Rajasthan, India
- 2016
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Ingår i: Global qualitative nursing research. - : SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. - 2333-3936. ; 3
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this study is to explore women's experiences and perceptions of home use of misoprostol and of the self-assessment of the outcome of early medical abortion in a low-resource setting in India. In-depth interviews were conducted with 20 women seeking early medical abortion, who administered misoprostol at home and assessed their own outcome of abortion using a low-sensitivity pregnancy test. With home use of misoprostol, women were able to avoid inconvenience of travel, child care, and housework, and maintain confidentiality. The use of a low-sensitivity pregnancy test alleviated women's anxieties about retained products. Majority said they would prefer medical abortion involving a single visit in future. This study provides nuanced understanding of how women manage a simplified medical abortion in the context of low literacy and limited communication facilities. Service delivery guidelines should be revised to allow women to have medical abortion with fewer visits.
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