Understanding women's experiences with medical abortion: In-depth interviews with women in two Indian clinics

Global Public Health

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 335-347

  Ganatra, B ^a   Kalyanwala, S ^b   Elul, B ^c   Coyaji, K ^d   Tewari, S ^e  

^a IPAS   (United States)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (India)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

^d KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^e Parivar Seva Sanstha   (India)

Author keywords

India; Medical abortion; Women's perspectives

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ABORTION; EMOTION; EXPECTATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INDIA; MEDICAL ABORTION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN AREA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS, STEROIDAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL; PREGNANCY; WOMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952522560     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441690802551340     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences), 2004. Use of RU 486 with misoprostol for early abortion in India. Guidelines for medical officers. New Delhi: AIIMS.
2. Chhabra, R. and Nuna, C., 1994. Abortion in India: an overview. New Delhi, India: Ford Foundation.
3. Elul, B., Pearlman, E., Sorhaindo, A., Simonds, W., and Westhoff, C., 2000. In-depth interviews with medical abortion clients: thoughts on the method and home administration of misoprostol. Journal of the American Medical Women's Association, 55, 169-172.
4. Elul, B., Sheriar, N., Anand, A., and Philip, N., 2006. Are obstetrician gynecologists in India aware of and providing medical abortion? The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India, 56 (4),340-345.
5. Ganatra, B., Manning, V., and Palimapulla, S., 2005. Availability of medical abortion pills and the role of chemists: a study of Bihar and Jharkhand, India. Reproductive Health Matters, 13 (26), 65-74.
6. Government of India, 2003. The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Rules, vide G.S.R. 485(E), the Gazette of India, Extra, Pt. II, Sec. 3(i).
7. Harvey, S.M., 1995. Knowledge and perceptions of medical abortion among potential users. Family Planning Perspectives, 27, 203-207.
8. Lafaurie, M.M., Grossman, D., Troncosa, E., Billings, D.L., and Chavez, S., 2005. Women's perspectives on medical abortion in Mexico, Columbia, Ecuador and Peru: a qualitative study. Reproductive Health Matters, 13 (26), 75-83.
9. Simonds, W., Ellertson, C., Springer, K., and Winikoff, B., 1998. Abortion, revised: participants in the U.S. clinical trials evaluate mifepristone. Social Science and Medicine, 46, 1313-1323.
10. WHO, 2003. Safe abortion: technical and policy guidance for health systems. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organisation.