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Trial reportPloS one2022

Improving stigma and psychosocial outcomes among post-abortion Kenyan women attending private clinics: A randomized controlled trial of a person-centered mobile phone-based intervention.

May Sudhinaraset, Amanda Landrian, Sun Yu Cotter, Ginger Golub, James Opot, C Avery Seefeld, Beth Phillips, Edward Ikiugu

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in PloS one, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

May SudhinarasetFielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-6099-7485
Amanda LandrianFielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-7171-5949
Sun Yu CotterInstitute for Global Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America.
Ginger GolubInnovations for Poverty Action, Nairobi, Kenya.
James OpotInnovations for Poverty Action, Nairobi, Kenya.ORCID 0000-0003-2969-7967
C Avery SeefeldInstitute for Global Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America.
Beth PhillipsInstitute for Global Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America.
Edward IkiuguMarie Stopes Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya.
University of California, San Francisco · USPractical Action · KEUniversity of California, Los Angeles · USKenya Forest Service · KE

Funding

Scientific and Technical CoreP2CHD041022 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI HIRAM BELTRAN-SANCHEZ · 2016 to 2026
$6.9M
CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR POPULATION TRAINING PROGRAMT32HD007545 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI HIRAM BELTRAN-SANCHEZ, Megan M Sweeney · 2001 to 2026
$4.1M
NICHD NIH HHS P2C HD041022NICHD NIH HHS T32 HD007545
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe objective of this study was to evaluate a person-centered abortion care mobile-based intervention on perceived social stigma, social support, mental health and post-abortion care experiences among Kenyan women who received abortion services at private clinics.

methodsThis randomized controlled study enrolled women who obtained an abortion from private clinics in Nairobi county, Kenya and randomized them into one of three study arms: 1) standard of care (follow-up by service provider call center); 2) post-abortion phone follow-up by a peer counselor (a woman who has had an abortion herself and is trained in person-centered abortion care); or 3) post-abortion phone follow-up by a nurse (a nurse who is trained in person-centered abortion care). All participants were followed-up at two- and four-weeks post-abortion to evaluate intervention effects on mental health, social support, and abortion-related stigma scores. A Kruskal-Wallis one-way ANOVA test was used to assess the effect of each intervention compared to the control group. In total, 371 women participated at baseline and were each randomized to the study arms.

resultsUsing Kruskal-Wallis tests, the nurse arm improved mental health scores from baseline to week two; however this was only marginally significant (p = 0.059). The nurse arm also lowered stigma scores from baseline to week four, and this was marginally significant (p = 0.099). No other differences were found between the study arms. This person-centered mobile phone-based intervention may improve mental health and decrease perceived stigma among Kenyan women who received abortion services in private clinics.

conclusionsNurses trained in person-centered abortion care, in particular, may improve women's experiences post-abortion and potentially reduce feelings of shame and stigma and improve mental health in this context.

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Abortion, InducedCell PhoneFemaleHumansKenyaPregnancySocial Stigma

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PMID35749557
PMCPMC9232159
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