Prevalence of Self-Managed Abortion Among Women of Reproductive Age in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Increasing evidence indicates that people are attempting their own abortions outside the formal health care system. However, population-based estimates of experience with self-managed abortion (SMA) are lacking.

Objective

To estimate the prevalence of SMA attempts among the general US population.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional survey study was fielded August 2 to 17, 2017 among English- and Spanish- speaking, self-identified female panel members from the GfK web-based KnowledgePanel. Women ages 18 to 49 years were approached to complete a 1-time survey. Data were analyzed from September 22, 2017, to March 26, 2020.

Main outcomes and measures

SMA was defined as "some women may do something on their own to try to end a pregnancy

SUBMITTER: Ralph L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7749440 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature