“Who Wants to Go Repeatedly to the Hospital?” Perceptions and Experiences of Simplified Medical Abortion in Rajasthan, India:

Global Qualitative Nursing Research

Kirti Iyengar¹ 

关键词: self-care;    abortion;    reproduction;    primary;    health care;    remote;    rural;    health care;    access to;    health care;    India;    low resource setting;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2333393616683073

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

CC BY