Understanding the support needs and preferences of people who self-managed abortion with accompaniment group support in Argentina, Nigeria, and Southeast Asia: a prospective, observational cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Increasingly, people use medication abortion pills to end their pregnancies on their own, without clinical supervision-a practice known as self-managed abortion (SMA). Additionally, some obtain support through a community-based care model known as the "accompaniment" model, in which volunteer-activists provide evidence-based information about medication abortion and counseling through the SMA process over the phone or in-person. Understanding factors associated with the support and care received during SMA with accompaniment can provide insight into people's satisfaction with this community-based model of abortion care and identify opportunities to further improve it, which is particularly important in legally restrictive settings. Additionally, a large proportion of peo

SUBMITTER: Velarde M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12570750 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature