Self-administered multi-level pregnancy tests in simplified follow-up of medical abortion in Tunisia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study was conducted to assess the efficacy and acceptability of using a multi-level pregnancy test (MLPT) combined with telephone follow-up for medical abortion in Tunisia, where the majority of providers are midwives.

Methods

Four hundred and four women with gestational age ≤ 70 days' LMP seeking medical abortion at six study sites were enrolled in this open-label trial. Participants administered a baseline MLPT at the clinic prior to mifepristone administration and were asked to take a second MLPT at home and to call in its results before returning the day of their scheduled follow-up visit 10-14 days later.

Results

Almost all women with follow-up (97.1 %, n = 332/342) had successful abortions without the need for surgical intervention. The MLPT work

SUBMITTER: Dabash R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4967516 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature