Premium
Addressing unmet need by expanding access to safe second trimester medical abortion services in Ethiopia, 2010 − 2014
Author(s) -
Edelman Alison,
Alemayehu Tibebu,
Gebrehiwot Yirgu,
Kidenemariam Saba,
Getachew Yonas
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijgo.2014.07.035
Subject(s) - obstetrics and gynaecology , medicine , library science , abortion , gynecology , obstetrics , family medicine , pregnancy , biology , genetics , computer science
The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in the contraceptive profile of women seeking termination of pregnancy following the debate on 3rd and 4th generation pills in France in 2012. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Single-center case-control study comparing the attitude to contraception before (between 02/15/2012 and 07/16/2012) and after the debate (between 02/25/2013 and 06/24/2013). RESULTS: A total of 291 patients consulted before and 601 after the debate. We showed that there were more students (+9.5%) more single women (+8.3%) and fewer working women (-7.7%) in the cohort after the debate. After the termination procedure prescriptions for long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods increased (+7.8% P=0.03) in particular in patients aged 25 or younger including nulliparous (+12.6% P=0.02). CONCLUSION: The media alert about the pill led to a change in the contraceptive standard in the post-abortion period and altered patient profiles. An increase was notably observed in certain vulnerable populations (high school students unemployed and single women). It remains to be seen whether these changes are transient or permanent.