Contraception after medication abortion in the United States: results from a cluster randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding how contraceptive choices and access differ for women having medication abortions compared to aspiration procedures can help to identify priorities for improved patient-centered postabortion contraceptive care.

Objective

The objective of this study was to investigate the differences in contraceptive counseling, method choices, and use between medication and aspiration abortion patients.

Study design

This subanalysis examines data from 643 abortion patients from 17 reproductive health centers in a cluster, randomized trial across the United States. We recruited participants aged 18-25 years who did not desire pregnancy and followed them for 1 year. We measured the effect of a full-staff contraceptive training and abortion type on contraceptive

SUBMITTER: Rocca CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5997454 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature