ArticleHealth policy and planning2021
Abortion quality of care from the client perspective: a qualitative study in India and Kenya.
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- Experiences and self-reported outcomes of abortion care in Sub-Saharan countries: a mixed methods systematic review.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- "One's life becomes even more miserable when we hear all those hurtful words". A mixed methods systematic review of disrespect and abuse in abortion care.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2025Pooled it
- 'Moving People up the Sympathy Spectrum': Building Hypotheses About How Abortion Values Clarification and Attitude Transformation (VCAT) Can Change Healthcare Provider Behaviours.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- Women's Satisfaction With Quality of Abortion Care, Associated Factors, and Barriers in Public Health Facilities of South Gondar Zone, Ethiopia: A Mixed Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Development of patient-reported experience and patient-reported outcome measurement tool for abortion care in Ethiopia: a mixed-method study.Reproductive health · 2026Article
- Ensuring an enabling environment for abortion self-care: individuals' experiences with self-managed abortion in India.BMJ global health · 2026Article
- "As it is about that, they do as they please": Women's experience of the accessibility and acceptability of postabortion care in Kaya, Burkina Faso.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Multilevel analysis of factors associated with abortion among adolescents in Uganda insights from UDHS 2022 dataset.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Identifying women with poor experience of post-abortion care: a cross-sectional study in two African hospitals in humanitarian settings.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Understanding the support needs and preferences of people who self-managed abortion with accompaniment group support in Argentina, Nigeria, and Southeast Asia: a prospective, observational cohort study.Reproductive health · 2025Observational
- Quality of post-abortion care services in the greater Accra region: connecting the perspectives of service providers and experiences of clients.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Assessment of Abortion Methods, Management, and Patient Satisfaction Among Women Seeking Safe Abortion Services in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Nepal.Health services insights · 2025Article
- Searching for Needles in a Haystack: Exploring Alternative Operational Approaches to Classify the Safety of Induced Abortions Using Respondent-Driven Sampling Data From Two Sub-Saharan African Settings.Studies in family planning · 2024Article
- Women's satisfaction with comprehensive abortion care services and associated factors in central Gondar zone public primary hospitals, northwest Ethiopia, 2023.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2024Article
- Person-centered abortion care in public health facilities across four regions of Ethiopia: a cross-sectional quantitative study of client experiences.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2024Article
- "Almost like it was really underground": a qualitative study of women's experiences locating services for unintended pregnancy in a rural Australian health system.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2023Article
- Developing and validating an abortion care quality metric for facility and out-of-facility settings: an observational cohort study in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Nigeria.EClinicalMedicine · 2023Article
- Quality of care from the perspective of people obtaining abortion: a qualitative study in four countries.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Typologies of interactions between abortion seekers and healthcare workers in Australia: a qualitative study exploring the impact of stigma on quality of care.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
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Abstract
Quality healthcare is a key part of people's right to health and dignity, yet access to high-quality care can be limited by legal, social and economic contexts. There is limited consensus on what domains constitute quality in abortion care and the opinions of people seeking abortion have little representation in current abortion quality measures. In this qualitative study, we conducted 45 interviews with abortion clients in Mumbai, India, and in Eldoret and Thika, Kenya, to assess experiences with abortion care, definitions of quality and priorities for high-quality abortion care. Among the many aspects of care that mattered to clients, the client-provider relationships emerged as essential. Clients prioritized being treated with kindness, respect and dignity; receiving information and counselling that was personalized to their individual situation and reassurance and support from their provider throughout the entire abortion process, including follow-up after the abortion. Many clients also noted the importance of skilled providers and appropriate care. There were similarities across the two country contexts, yet there were some differences in how clients defined high-quality care; therefore, specific political and cultural influences must be considered when implementing measurement and improving person-centred quality of care. These domains, particularly interpersonal interactions, should be prioritized in India and Kenya when health systems, facilities and providers design person-centred measures for quality in abortion care.
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