Effectiveness of post-abortion care services to protect women's fertility in China: A systematic review with meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of post-abortion care services in Chinese women who have undergone induced abortion.

Methods

A systematic literature search was conducted in five databases from January 2011 to June 2023 (PROSPERO registration CRD42023440458). Estimates of intervention effects were represented as relative risk (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) was used to evaluate the strength of recommendations.

Results

The meta-analysis of 42 randomized controlled studies involving 70,126 participants indicated that post-abortion care services could significantly increase rate of effective contraceptive use (RR = 2.33, 95%CI = 1.80-3.00, 10 studies, GRADE (Med

SUBMITTER: Wang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11164405 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature