دورية أكاديمية
The medical abortion experiences of married and unmarried women in Tunis, Tunisia.
| العنوان: | The medical abortion experiences of married and unmarried women in Tunis, Tunisia. |
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| المؤلفون: | Blum J; Population Council, One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY 10017, USA. jblum@popcouncil.org, Hajri S, Chélli H, Mansour FB, Gueddana N, Winikoff B |
| المصدر: | Contraception [Contraception] 2004 Jan; Vol. 69 (1), pp. 63-9. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0234361 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0010-7824 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00107824 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Contraception Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: New York : Elsevier Original Publication: Los Altos, Calif., Geron-X. |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Marital Status* , Patient Satisfaction*, Abortifacient Agents/*administration & dosage , Abortion, Induced/*methods , Mifepristone/*administration & dosage , Misoprostol/*administration & dosage, Adult ; Drug Administration Schedule ; Drug Therapy, Combination ; Female ; Home Care Services ; Humans ; Pregnancy ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Tunisia |
| مستخلص: | Context: The study explores the social dimensions of abortion in Tunisia and offers evidence supporting the provision of medical abortion to special populations, such as young and unmarried women. Methods: For this study we recruited 222 women (unmarried: n = 101, married: n = 121) at three clinics in Tunis, Tunisia, from April 1999 to March 2001. All eligible women who consented to participate were administered a simplified regimen of medical abortion consisting of 200 mg oral mifepristone + 400 microg oral misoprostol 2 days later either at home or in the clinic. Results: Our results demonstrate that unmarried women (94.8%) are as likely as married women (94.1%) to have a successful abortion using this regimen. We noted a strong initial preference for home administration of misoprostol among both groups (unmarried: 73.3%, married: 80.2%), which grew even stronger after the procedure. Women indicated that home administration is desirable because transportation to the clinic is expensive (32.7%), home administration is more confidential (26.3%), easier and more convenient (12.8%). Both groups expressed a high degree of satisfaction with the method. Conclusions: Medical abortion with the option of home administration of misoprostol is safe and feasible for special populations; such as unmarried women in Tunisia. |
| المشرفين على المادة: | 0 (Abortifacient Agents) 0E43V0BB57 (Misoprostol) 320T6RNW1F (Mifepristone) |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20040115 Date Completed: 20040510 Latest Revision: 20190827 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20221213 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.contraception.2003.08.019 |
| PMID: | 14720623 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 0010-7824 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.contraception.2003.08.019 |