2004
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2003.08.019
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The medical abortion experiences of married and unmarried women in Tunis, Tunisia

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“…Le terme de la grossesse au moment de la prise de la mifé-pristone est compris entre 6 Ces 21 aspirations ont été différenciées suivant la classification de Winikoff [13] :…”
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“…Le terme de la grossesse au moment de la prise de la mifé-pristone est compris entre 6 Ces 21 aspirations ont été différenciées suivant la classification de Winikoff [13] :…”
Section: Résultatsunclassified
“…C'est ainsi que dans d'autres pays (États-Unis, Tunisie, Vietnam) l'obligation d'une hospitalisation a été supprimée et la patiente peut faire le choix de rester chez elle lors de la prise du misoprostol [5][6][7]. Déjà expérimentée en Guadeloupe [8], cette possibilité a été validée en France en 2001 dans le rapport de l'Anaes sur l'IVG avec certaines restrictions [9].…”
Section: Introductionunclassified
“…Clinical trials from Canada, 7 Turkey 8,9 and the United States 10,11 report rates of complete abortion ranging from 91% to 98% for pregnancies up to 9 weeks when misoprostol is administered at home (Appendix A, available at: http://www.mariestopes.org/documents/Home-based%20 Medical-Abortion-Systematic-Review-Appendix.pdf ). Observational studies [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] have also shown that home-based medical abortion is well accepted and effective, with 86-98% of women reporting satisfaction with the method and complete abortion achieved in 87% to 98% of cases. However, none of these studies has compared home-based medical abortion with clinic-based protocols.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In Tunisia, mifepristone has been approved and medical abortion is available in public clinics. Research indicates that this abortion method -and in particular its home use 9 -may be preferred by both unmarried and married Tunisian women due to reasons of confidentiality, privacy, convenience, reduced cost for transportation to the health facility and ability to avoid a surgical procedure (Blum et al 2004).…”
Section: Advances In Abortion Technologiesmentioning
confidence: 99%