Abstract
This paper examines women's acceptability of and experiences with manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) as compared with electric vacuum aspiration (EVA) for first trimester abortion. Women requesting pregnancy terminations were randomly assigned to either MVA (n = 64) or EVA (n = 63). Participants completed questionnaires before and after their abortions and approximately 2-4 weeks later. We observed some differences by group in participants' ratings of the importance of method characteristics and in their perceptions of their abortion methods after their abortions. The two groups did not, however, differ in their reports of pain, anxiety or bleeding or in the acceptability of their method.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 207-212 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Contraception |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 1 2003 |
Funding
Funding for the research described in this article was provided by the David and Lucille Packard Foundation and by the Laufe Fund at Ipas. The authors are grateful to the staff of Planned Parenthood of the Columbia Willamette, the staff at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, and the staff at the clinic in San Diego, CA, for their assistance in carrying out this study. The authors thank Jennifer Pierce for her assistance with data collection. They also thank Meredith Roberts Branch and Anna J. Wilson for their assistance with data entry, management and analysis.
| Funders |
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| David and Lucile Packard Foundation |
Keywords
- Abortion
- Acceptability
- Electric vacuum aspiration
- Manual vacuum aspiration
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Reproductive Medicine
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
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