Women's experiences seeking informal sector abortion services in Cape Town, South Africa: a descriptive study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In settings where abortion is legally restricted, or permitted but not widely accessible, women face significant barriers to abortion access, sometimes leading them to seek services outside legal facilities. The advent of medication abortion has further increased the prevalence of informal sector abortion. This study investigates the reasons for attempting self-induction, methods used, complications, and sources of information about informal sector abortion, and tests a specific recruitment method which could lead to improved estimates of informal sector abortion prevalence among an at-risk population.

Methods

We recruited women who have sought informal sector abortion services in Cape Town, South Africa using respondent driven sampling (RDS). An initial seed recr

SUBMITTER: Gerdts C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5625615 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature