Assessment of Abortion Methods, Management, and Patient Satisfaction Among Women Seeking Safe Abortion Services in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Nepal
Medical abortion was the preferred method, and overall management was aligned with WHO guidelines. However, patient satisfaction was moderate. Improving infrastructure, ensuring privacy, reducing waiting times, enhancing post-abortion counseling, and providing tailored health education with regular service evaluations are needed to improve the quality of abortion care and patient satisfaction.
Authors
- Sabina Sankhi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7881-2864)
- Shishir Paudel
- Sonika Thapa
- Nirmal Raj Marasine
- Sagun Thapa
- Prayas Ghimire
Institutions
- Pokhara University (NP)
- Chitwan Medical College (NP)
- Civil Service Hospital (NP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Services Insights
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/11786329251406022
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00