ArticleStudies in family planning2021
Sexual and Reproductive Health Literacy, Misoprostol Knowledge and Use of Medication Abortion in Lagos State, Nigeria: A Mixed Methods Study.
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- A COSMIN Systematic Review of Sexual Health Literacy Self-Report Measures for Adolescents.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Pooled it
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- Self-managed medical abortion in Nigeria: a prospective, comparative study of clinical outcomes for a misoprostol-alone regimen obtained from patent medicine vendors compared to clinics.Reproductive health · 2026Article
- Capturing pregnancy recognition trajectories: a critical reflection of new quantitative measures tested in Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria and Zambia.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2025Article
- Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) knowledge of women: a cross-sectional study among the women experienced abortion in urban slums, Dhaka, Bangladesh.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- Close female friendships and knowledge of recommended abortion methods in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo among a representative sample of reproductive-aged women.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2024Article
- Sexual and reproductive health literacy among young people in Sub-Saharan Africa: evidence synthesis and implications.Global health action · 2023Review
- Effectiveness of self-managed abortion during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from a pooled analysis of two prospective, observational cohort studies in Nigeria.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
- Sexual and Reproductive Health Literacy and Service Utilization Among Young People in Southwest Nigeria.SAGE open nursingArticle
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Abstract
Little is known about the link between health literacy and women's ability to safely and successfully use misoprostol to self-induce an abortion. While abortion is only allowed to save a woman's life in Nigeria, misoprostol is widely available from drug sellers. We interviewed 394 women in 2018 in Lagos State, Nigeria, who induced abortion using misoprostol obtained from a drug seller to determine their sexual and reproductive health literacy (SRHL) and misoprostol knowledge levels; and how these were associated with ending the pregnancy successfully or seeking care for (perceived) complications. Our results show that women's misoprostol knowledge (measured both quantitatively and qualitatively) was low, but that almost all women were nevertheless able to use the drug effectively and safely. Higher SRHL was associated with being more likely to end the pregnancy successfully and also seeking postabortion health care. Our study is the first to examine this association and adds to the scarce literature examining the relationship between health literacy and self-use of misoprostol to induce abortions in restrictive settings.
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