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Quality of care in a safe-Abortion hotline in Indonesia: Beyond harm reduction

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  • Gerdts, C.
  • Hudaya, I.

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Objectives. To examine services offered by safe-Abortion hotlines in contexts in which abortion is legally restricted and to document the experiences of women contacting a safe-Abortion hotline in Indonesia. Methods. We analyzed 1829 first-Time contacts to a safe-Abortion hotline in Indonesia as a part of routine service provision between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2014. Results.Nearly one third (29.9%) of initial contacts reported their age as between 18 and 24 years, and most (51.2%) reported being unmarried. When asked about their reason for calling the hotline, the majority of initial contacts stated that they were pregnant and not ready to have a child.More than one third reported gestational ages below 12 weeks, and nearly one fifth (18.3%) reported a gestation of 13 weeks or greater. Conclusions. These unique data provide a window of understanding into who contacts safe-Abortion hotlines and why, and enable exploration of future directions for research on the role of safe-Abortion hotlines in women's access to safe abortion. Public Health Implications. Safe-Abortion hotlines should be evaluated not only for reducing harm but also for providing high-quality abortion care.

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  • Gerdts, C. & Hudaya, I., 2016. "Quality of care in a safe-Abortion hotline in Indonesia: Beyond harm reduction," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 106(11), pages 2071-2075.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2016.303446_1
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303446
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    1. May Sudhinaraset & Amanda Landrian & Dominic Montagu & Ziporah Mugwanga, 2019. "Is there a difference in women’s experiences of care with medication vs. manual vacuum aspiration abortions? Determinants of person-centered care for abortion services," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(11), pages 1-14, November.
    2. Coast, Ernestina & Norris, Alison H. & Moore, Ann M. & Freeman, Emily, 2018. "Trajectories of women's abortion-related care: A conceptual framework," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 200(C), pages 199-210.
    3. Khalid, Shazmin & Dixon, Shrijna & Vijayasingham, Lavanya, 2022. "The gender responsiveness of social entrepreneurship in health – A review of initiatives by Ashoka fellows," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 293(C).

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