Understanding the support needs and preferences of people who self-managed abortion with accompaniment group support in Argentina, Nigeria, and Southeast Asia: a prospective, observational cohort study
These results establish that most people who have SMA with accompaniment feel fully supported during their abortion process and prefer SMA over facility-based care with no difference between parents and non-parents.
Authors
- Ruvani Jayaweera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0609-9892)
- Sybil Nmezi
- Belén Grosso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1926-3161)
- Chiara Bercu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8329-8954)
- Marissa Velarde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0736-9244)
- Heidi Moseson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2488-2429)
- Ika Ayu Kristianingrum
- Ruth Zurbriggen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8314-7054)
- Ijeoma Egwuatu
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- University of North Carolina Health Care (US)
- Department of Health (ZA)
- Ibis Reproductive Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Reproductive Health
- Published
- 2025-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-025-02145-4
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00