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ArticleContraception2014

Evidence of global demand for medication abortion information: an analysis of www.medicationabortion.com.

Angel M Foster, L L Wynn, James Trussell

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Article in Contraception, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.

Angel M FosterIbis Reproductive Health, Cambridge, MA, USA; Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada. Electronic address: afoster@ibisreproductivehealth.org.
L L WynnDepartment of Anthropology, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: lisa.wynn@mq.edu.au.
James TrussellOffice of Population Research, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA; The Hull York Medical School, Hull, England. Electronic address: trussell@Princeton.edu.
Hull York Medical School · GBMacquarie University · AUUniversity of Ottawa · CA

Funding

Infrastructure for Population Research at PrincetonR24HD047879 · NICHD · PRINCETON UNIVERSITY · PI MASSEY, DOUGLAS S · 2004 to 2013
$7.3M
NICHD NIH HHS R24 HD047879NICHD NIH HHS R24HD047879
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe worldwide expansion of the Internet offers an important modality of disseminating medically accurate information about medication abortion. We chronicle the story of www.medicationabortion.com, an English-, Spanish-, Arabic- and French-language website dedicated to three early abortion regimens.

methodsWe evaluated the website use patterns from 2005 through 2009. We also conducted a content and thematic analysis of 1910 emails submitted during this period.

resultsThe website experienced steady growth in use. In 2009, it received 35,000 visits each month from more than 20,000 unique visitors and was accessed by users in 208 countries and territories. More than half of all users accessed the website from a country in which abortion is legally restricted. Users from more than 40 countries sent emails with individual questions. Women often wrote in extraordinary detail about the circumstances of their pregnancies and attempts to obtain an abortion. These emails also reflect considerable demand for information about the use of misoprostol for self-induction.

conclusionThe use patterns of www.medicationabortion.com indicate that there is significant demand for online information about abortion, and the findings suggest future priorities for research, collaboration and educational outreach.

Indexed as

Abortifacient AgentsInformation DisseminationInternetAbortion, InducedAdolescentFemaleHumansLanguageMisoprostolPregnancySelf AdministrationYoung AdultAbortifacient AgentsMisoprostolAbortionInternetMifepristoneMisoprostolReproductive health

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PMID24360644
PMCPMC3883869
OpenAlexW92156596

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