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Table 5 Approach to abortion service, outcomes, access dimension and perspective

From: Towards comprehensive early abortion service delivery in high income countries: insights for improving universal access to abortion in Australia

 

Aspect of abortion service under study

Outcome measures

Supply and/or demand perspective

 

Outpatient/home based/early medical discharge (MTOP)

  

(Astle, Cameron & Johnstone 2012) [54]

 

Unscheduled re-attendance rates, contraception provision at discharge rate

Supply

(Cameron et al. 2010) [41]

 

Women’s satisfaction

Demand

(McKay & Rutherford 2013) [50]

 

Women’s satisfaction

Demand

(Tupper & Andrews 2007) [53]

 

Referral rates, completion rates

Supply

(Blum et al. 2012) [55]

Home-based follow up using semi quantitative pregnancy test

Sensitivity and specificity of a pregnancy test and women’s usability

Supply–demand

(Cameron et al. 2012) [42]

Home-based follow up using nurse-led telephone calls

follow-up rates, efficacy for detecting ongoing pregnancies and women’s satisfaction

Supply–demand

 

In patient/clinic based telemedicine (MTOP)

  

(Grindlay, Lane & Grossman 2013) [57]

 

Women and staff experience and satisfaction

Demand

(Grossman et al. 2011) [58]

 

Completion rates, women’s satisfaction, preferences and recommendations

Demand

(Grossman et al. 2013) [59]

 

Abortion rates, distance women travelled

Supply–demand

 

Outpatient STOP

  

(Doran & Hornibrook 2014) [22]

Outpatient STOP

Experience of access to facility

Demand

(Hamoda et al. 2005) [47]

MVA under local anaesthesia

Completion rates, satisfaction, anxiety levels

Supply–demand

(Pillai et al. 2015) [51]

MVA under local anaesthesia

Completion rates, Pain, complications, contraception uptake, cost

Supply–demand

(Sharma & Guthrie 2006) [52]

MVA under local anaesthesia and telephone booking service

Number abortion completions, of telephone consultations, referrals, and staff satisfaction

Supply

 

Abortion care components

  

(Lipp 2009) [48]

STOP and MTOP services

Service provision types

Supply

(Oliveras, Larsen & David 2005) [63]

MVA STOP, MSTOP, dilation and curettage, post-abortion family planning counselling

Women’s satisfaction

Demand

(David et al. 2007) [62]

Post abortion care program

Contraception counselling delivered

Supply

 

Care delivery program type

  

(Graham, Jayadeva & Guthrie 2010) [45]

Integrated care pathway, MTOP and STOP

Re-admission rate, contraception advice received and uptake

Supply

 

Referral, booking and counselling

  

(Dodge, Haider & Hacker 2012) [56]

Referral advice

Referral rates

Supply

(Esen et al. 2006) [43]

Referral process

Waiting times

Supply

(Finnie, Foy & Mather 2006) [44]

Referral process

Waiting times within the pathway to induced abortion, women’s rating of care, GPs’ attitudes and self-reported practice

Supply–demand

(Mason 2005) [49]

Public service referral process

Length of wait, number of professionals involved, women’s satisfaction

Supply–demand

(Norman, Hestrin & Dueck 2014) [67]

Toll free options service provision

Use rate

Supply

 

Facility type

  

(Gupta & Kapwepwe 2007) [46]

NGO

Completion rates

Supply

(Jones & Jerman 2013) [60]

Public and private clinics

Distance travelled

Supply

(Kimport, Cockrill & Weitz 2012) [61]

Public and private clinics

Experience of facility structure and process

Demand

(Nickson, Smith & Shelley 2006) [23]

Private services

Distance travelled, money and time expended undertaking travel, and reasons women chose particular clinics

Supply–demand

(Silva & McNeill 2008) [64]

Public and private clinics

Number of services, return trip driving distance

Supply

(Silva, McNeill & Ashton 2011) [65]

Public and private clinics offering MTOP vs single day services

Timeliness

Supply

(Snook & Silva 2013) [66]

Community based services

Safety and timeliness

Supply