Kirti Iyengar|Marie Klingberg?Allvin|Sharad Iyengar|Mandira Paul|Birgitta Essén|Kristina Gemzell Danielsson
Home use of misoprostol for early medical abortion in a low resource setting: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial
Karolinska University Hospital|Karolinska Institutet|India Health Action Trust|Karolinska University Hospital|Karolinska Institutet|Dalarna University|India Health Action Trust|Uppsala University Hospital|Uppsala University Hospital|Karolinska University Hospital|Karolinska Institutet
although home use misoprostol early medical abortion considered safe effective feasible become standard service delivery practice aim study compare efficacy safety acceptability home use misoprostol clinic misoprostol lowresource settingthis secondary analysis randomized controlled trial conducted six primary care clinics india women seeking medical abortion within nine gestational weeks n 731 received mifepristone clinic allocated either home clinic administration misoprostol followup contact 1015 daysof 731 participants 73 rural areas 55 formal education complete abortion rates home clinic misoprostol groups 942 944 respectively rate adverse events similar groups 03 greater proportion home users 902 said would opt misoprostol home event future abortion compared clinic users 797 would opt misoprostol clinic similar situation p 00002 ninetysix percent women using misoprostol home clinic satisfied abortion experiencehomeuse misoprostol early medical abortion effective acceptable clinic use low resource settings women offered choice option regardless distance residence clinic communication facilities