Developing and validating an abortion care quality metric for facility and out-of-facility settings: an observational cohort study in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite progress in assuring provision of safe abortion, substantial disparities remain in quality of abortion care around the world. However, no consistent, valid, reliable method exists to routinely measure quality in abortion care across facility and out-of-facility settings, impeding learning and improvement. To address this need, the Abortion Service Quality Initiative developed the first global standard for measuring quality of abortion care in low-income and middle-income countries.

Methods

This prospective cohort study was conducted in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Nigeria in 2020-2022. Participants included sites and providers offering abortion care, including health facilities, pharmacies, proprietary and patent medicine vendors (PPMVs), and hotlines, and cl

SUBMITTER: Pearson EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10730338 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature