'Who Wants to Go Repeatedly to the Hospital?' Perceptions and Experiences of Simplified Medical Abortion in Rajasthan, India
| Autor: | Kirti Iyengar, Marie Klingberg Allvin, Sharad D. Iyengar, Kristina Gemzell Danielsson, Birgitta Essén |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Global Qualitative Nursing Research, Vol 3 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2333-3936 23333936 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/2333393616683073 |
| Popis: | 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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