Post-Abortion Family Planning Counseling and Contraceptive Use
Author Information
Author(s): Ceylan Ali, Ertem Meliksah, Saka Gunay, Akdeniz Nurten
Primary Institution: Dicle University
Hypothesis
Does post-abortion family planning counseling increase contraceptive usage among women who have undergone induced abortion?
Conclusion
Post-abortion counseling may effectively increase the usage of contraceptives among women.
Supporting Evidence
- 55.3% of women were not using contraceptives before abortion.
- 75.9% of women were using modern contraceptive methods one year after counseling.
- 52.3% of women had an IUD after one year, compared to none before.
Takeaway
After having an abortion, women who received counseling were much more likely to use birth control methods.
Methodology
The study followed 237 women who had induced abortions and received post-abortion counseling, assessing their contraceptive usage one year later.
Potential Biases
Potential selection bias due to inability to contact all participants.
Limitations
85 women could not be reached for follow-up, which may introduce selection bias.
Participant Demographics
Participants were primarily women who had undergone induced abortion, with a significant illiteracy rate (51.9%) and a majority wanting to stop childbearing.
Statistical Information
P-Value
0.000
Confidence Interval
0.12–0.29
Statistical Significance
p<0.05
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