| Abortion practice in Mexico: a survey of health care providers. | |
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PMID: 22067766 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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BACKGROUND: Little is known about abortion practice in Mexico postlegalization of abortion in Mexico City in 2007. STUDY DESIGN: In 2009, we anonymously surveyed 418 Mexican health care providers at the Colegio Mexicano de Especialistas en Ginecologia y Obstetricia meeting using audio computer-assisted self-interview technology. RESULTS: The majority of respondents were obstetrician gynecologists (376, 90%), Catholic (341, 82%), 35-60 years old (332, 79%) and male (222, 53%) and worked with trainees (307, 74%). Prior to 2007, 11% (46) and 17% (71) provided medical and surgical abortions; now, 15% (62) and 21% (86) provide these services, respectively. Practitioners from Mexico City were more likely to provide services than those from other areas. Most medical abortion providers (50, 81%) used ineffective protocols. Surgical abortion providers mainly used either manual vacuum aspiration (39, 45%) or sharp curettage (27, 32%). Most abortion providers were trained in residency and wanted more training in medical (54, 87%) and surgical (59, 69%) abortion. Among nonproviders, 49% (175) and 27% (89) expressed interest in learning to perform medical and surgical abortion, respectively. CONCLUSION: Given the interest in learning to provide safe abortion services and the prevalent use of ineffective medical abortion regimens and sharp curettage, abortion training in Mexico should be strengthened. |
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Ila Dayananda; Dilys Walker; Erika E Atienzo; Sadia Haider |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-9-13 |
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Title: Contraception Volume: - ISSN: 1879-0518 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
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Created Date: 2011-11-9 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0234361 Medline TA: Contraception Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA. |
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