Pathways to medical abortion self-use (MASU): results from a cross-sectional survey of women's experiences in Kenya and Uganda

OJ Ouma, EO Ngoga, I Odongo, BS Sigu, A Akol - BMC Women's Health, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background In Kenya and Uganda, unsafe abortions are a leading cause of
maternal mortality. The new WHO policy guidelines on the safe termination of pregnancies …

Medical Abortion Self Use in Kenya: Results from a process evaluation of women's experiences

JO Ouma, LA Musimbi, EO Ngoga, SB Sigu, BA Otieno… - medRxiv, 2022 - medrxiv.org
Background The consequences of unsafe abortions weigh heavily on individuals, families,
society, and health care systems. Developing countries continue to experience a high …

Developing a forward-looking agenda and methodologies for research of self-use of medical abortion

N Kapp, K Blanchard, E Coast, B Ganatra… - …, 2018 - contraceptionjournal.org
In December 2016, following the “Africa Regional Conference on Abortion: From Research
to Policy,” a group of 20 global abortion researchers, representing nine different …

P016Experiences of self-managed abortion in indiana: Financial barriers to clinical care and a need for information on self-managed medication abortion

H Moseson, A Wollum, BA Goode, A Campos, K Key… - Contraception, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives We aimed to understand Indiana residents' experiences and preferences
regarding self-managed abortion in a highly restrictive state. Methods Between June 2021 …

Scoping review of research on self-managed medication abortion in low-income and middle-income countries

A Sorhaindo, G Sedgh - BMJ Global Health, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
Background We undertook a scoping review of recent studies on self-managed medical
abortion (MA) or abortion where some or all of the process is led independently by the …

[HTML][HTML] Medical abortion in Ghana: A non-randomized, non-inferiority study of access through pharmacies compared with clinics

N Kapp, AA Bawah, C Agula, JL Menzel, SK Antobam… - Contraception, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives To compare self-reported clinical outcomes following medical abortion with
mifepristone and misoprostol sourced from either a pharmacy or health clinic. Study design …

Pharmacy dispensing of abortion pills in Ghana: experiences of pharmacy workers and users

MNA Otsin, K Black, L Hooker, AJ Taft - BMJ Sexual & Reproductive …, 2023 - srh.bmj.com
Background Self-managed medical abortions are generally safe; however, pharmacy
provision of abortion pills is against the Ghanaian abortion law. Nevertheless, evidence …

Supporting self-managed abortion care in “practice not premise”: Provider perspectives, roles, and referral pathways in India

L Jacobson, C Brander, P Balasubramanian… - Contraception, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives We aimed to describe provider beliefs, opinions, and roles in self-managed
abortion (SMA) provision and identify referral pathways to facility-and self-managed abortion …

Documenting activism and advocacy around medication abortion in Central, East, and West Africa

M Bornstein, YY Young, LB Pizzarossa… - African Journal of …, 2023 - ajol.info
Medication abortion, a safe and effective method for terminating pregnancy in the first and
second trimester, can reduce overall maternal mortality. However, little is known about how …

Pathways to seeking medication abortion care: a qualitative research in Uttar Pradesh, India

A Srivastava, M Saxena, J Percher, N Diamond-Smith - PLoS One, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Abortion is legal in India and medication abortion (MA) using a combined
regimen of mifepristone and misoprostol is the preferred method. Users increasingly …