ArticleReproductive health2015
Contraceptive use following spontaneous and induced abortion and its association with family planning services in primary health care: results from a Brazilian longitudinal study.
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- Post-abortion contraceptive uptake, choices, and factors associated with it among women seeking abortion services in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Pooled it
- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on Post-Abortion Contraceptive Utilization and Associated Factors in Ethiopia.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Utilization and its factors of post abortion modern contraceptive in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Reproductive health · 2021Pooled it
- Second-Trimester Uterine Rupture in an Unscarred Uterus Following Self-Administered Misoprostol: A Case Report and Literature Review.Clinical medicine insights. Case reports · 2026Article
- Challenges and prospects in integrating abortion care with HIV/family planning services as a one-stop maternal health service in Ethiopia.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Postabortion contraceptive use among women in Nepal: results from a longitudinal cohort study.Reproductive health · 2024Article
- Intention to use modern contraceptives among current nonusers of reproductive age in Uganda.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2024Article
- Second trimester post-abortion family planning uptake and associated factors in 14 public health facilities in Central Uganda: a cross-sectional study.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2023Article
- Do health service contacts with community health workers influence the intention to use modern contraceptives among non-users in rural communities? Findings from a cross-sectional study in Nigeria.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Abortion-related near-miss morbidity and mortality in 43 health facilities with differences in readiness to provide abortion care in Uganda.BMJ global health · 2021Article
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- Association between the place of abortion and post-abortion contraceptive adoption and continuation: the case of India.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2021Article
- Predictors and Barriers to Post Abortion Family Planning Uptake in Hai District, Northern Tanzania: A Mixed Methods Study.The East African health research journal · 2021Article
- The level and deriving factors of repeat-induced abortion in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Heliyon · 2021Article
- Prevalence and correlates of postabortion long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) use among young women (24 and below) in Nepal: Strategy in the search for improvements.Reproductive health · 2019Article
- What contraception do women use after experiencing complications from abortion? an analysis of cohort records of 18,688 postabortion care clients in Tanzania.BMC women's health · 2019Article
- Maternal grand multiparity and intention to use modern contraceptives in Nigeria.BMC public health · 2018Article
- Reassessing pregnancy intention and its relation to maternal, perinatal and neonatal outcomes in a low-income setting: A cohort study.PloS one · 2018Article
- Abortion history and its association with current use of modern contraceptive methods in Luanda, Angola.Open access journal of contraception · 2018Article
- Women's reproductive health knowledge, attitudes and practices in relation to the Zika virus outbreak in northeast Brazil.PloS one · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough it is well known that post-abortion contraceptive use is high when family planning services are provided following spontaneous or induced abortions, this relationship remains unclear in Brazil and similar settings with restrictive abortion laws. Our study aims to assess whether contraceptive use is associated with access to family planning services in the six-month period post-abortion, in a setting where laws towards abortion are highly restrictive.
methodsThis prospective cohort study recruited 147 women hospitalized for emergency treatment following spontaneous or induced abortion in Brazil. These women were then followed up for six months (761 observations). Women responded to monthly telephone interviews about contraceptive use and the utilization of family planning services (measured by the utilization of medical consultation and receipt of contraceptive counseling). Generalized Estimating Equations were used to analyze the effect of family planning services and other covariates on contraceptive use over the six-month period post-abortion.
resultsWomen who reported utilization of both medical consultation and contraceptive counseling in the same month had higher odds of reporting contraceptive use during the six-month period post-abortion, when compared with those who did not use these family planning services [adjusted aOR = 1.93, 95 % Confidence Interval: 1.13-3.30]. Accessing either service alone did not contribute to contraceptive use. Age (25-34 vs. 15-24 years) was also statistically associated with contraceptive use. Pregnancy planning status, desire to have more children and education did not contribute to contraceptive use.
conclusionsIn restrictive abortion settings, family planning services offered in the six-month post-abortion period contribute to contraceptive use, if not restricted to simple counseling. Medical consultation, in the absence of contraceptive counseling, makes no difference. Immediate initiation of a contraceptive that suits women's pregnancy intention following an abortion is recommended, as well as a wide range of contraceptive methods, including long-acting reversible methods, even in restrictive abortion laws contexts.
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