ArticleBMJ open2023
Quality of care from the perspective of people obtaining abortion: a qualitative study in four countries.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- 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
- '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
- Development of patient-reported experience and patient-reported outcome measurement tool for abortion care in Ethiopia: a mixed-method study.Reproductive health · 2026Article
- Abortion care pathways in Addis Ababa healthcare facilities: a qualitative descriptive study.Reproductive health · 2026Article
- Supporting self-managed abortion care in "practice not premise": a qualitative study of provider perspectives, roles, and information pathways to care in India.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2025Article
- Attitudes of Jordanians Toward Therapeutic Abortion-A Qualitative Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- [Design and validation of a questionnaire to measure access to and quality of abortion services in Argentina].Salud colectiva · 2025Article
- Progress in providing legal abortion services after law reform: A quantitative study in three provinces of Argentina.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Clients' expectations and experiences with providers of menstrual regulation: a qualitative study in Bangladesh.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- 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
- How can patient experience of abortion care be improved? Evidence from the SACHA study.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis qualitative study aimed to identify person-centred domains that would contribute to the definition and measurement of abortion quality of care based on the perceptions, experiences and priorities of people seeking abortion.
methodsWe conducted interviews with people seeking abortion aged 15-41 who obtained care in Argentina, Bangladesh, Ethiopia or Nigeria. Participants were recruited from hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, call centres and accompaniment models. We conducted thematic analysis and quantified key domains of quality identified by the participants.
resultsWe identified six themes that contributed to high-quality abortion care from the clients' perspective, with particular focus on interpersonal dynamics. These themes emerged as participants described their abortion experience, reflected on their interactions with providers and defined good and bad care. The six themes included (1) kindness and respect, (2) information exchange, (3) emotional support, (4) attentive care throughout the process, (5) privacy and confidentiality and (6) prepared for and able to cope with pain.
conclusionsPeople seeking abortion across multiple country contexts and among various care models have confirmed the importance of interpersonal care in quality. These findings provide guidance on six priority areas which could be used to sharpen the definition of abortion quality, improve measurement, and design interventions to improve quality.
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