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Women's reports on postabortion family-planning services provided by the public-sector legal abortion program in Mexico City
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International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics . May2013, Vol. 121 Issue 2, p149-153. 5p. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Abstract: Objective: To investigate patients’ views of family-planning services provided in Mexico City during abortion care at public facilities and their acceptance of postabortion contraception. Methods: In total, 402 women seeking first-trimester abortion care in Mexico City were surveyed. Logistic regression was used to test whether postabortion contraception varied according to abortion visit characteristics or patient sociodemographics. Results: Most participants (328 [81.6%]) reported being offered contraception at their visit and 359/401 (89.5%) selected a contraceptive method for postabortion use, with 236/401 (58.9%) selecting an intrauterine device. Women who underwent surgical abortion were more likely than those who underwent medical abortion to report being offered contraception (P <0.001); women attended by a female physician were more likely than those attended by a male physician to report being offered contraception (P <0.05). Women who attended the general hospital were less likely to report being offered contraception (P <0.001). Conclusion: Public-sector facilities in Mexico City provide a high level of postabortion family-planning care, and uptake of postabortion contraception is high. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00207292
- Volume :
- 121
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 86886408
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.11.018