Women's experiences using drugs to induce abortion acquired in the informal sector in Colombia: qualitative interviews with users in Bogota and the Coffee Axis.

ABSTRACT: In 2006, abortion in Colombia was decriminalised under certain circumstances. Yet some women continue to avail themselves of ways to terminate pregnancies outside of the formal health system. In-depth interviews (IDIs) with women who acquired drugs outside of health facilities to terminate their pregnancies (n = 47) were conducted in Bogotá and the Coffee Axis in 2018. Respondents were recruited when they sought postabortion care at a health facility. This analysis examines women's experiences with medication acquired outside of the health system for a termination: how they obtained the medication, what they received, how they were instructed to use the pills, the symptoms they were told to expect, and their abortion experiences. Respondents purchased the drugs in drug stores, onlin

SUBMITTER: Moore AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8009029 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature