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Identifying indicators for quality abortion care: a systematic literature review
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  1. Amanda Dennis1,
  2. Kelly Blanchard1,
  3. Tshego Bessenaar2
  1. 1Ibis Reproductive Health, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
  2. 2Ibis Reproductive Health, Johannesburg, South Africa
  1. Correspondence to Tshego Bessenaar, Postnet Suite # 197, Private Bag X2600, Houghton, Johannesburg 2041, South Africa; tbessanaar{at}ibisreproductivehealth.org

Abstract

A systematic review was conducted of 13 peer-reviewed articles and eight reports focused on indicators of quality abortion care. A total of 75 indicators of quality abortion were identified; these indicators address a variety of issues including policy, health systems, trained-provider availability, women's decision making, and morbidity and mortality. There is little agreement about indicators for measuring quality abortion care; more work is needed to ensure efforts to assess quality are informed and coordinated.

  • abortion
  • quality
  • indicators
  • literature review

https://doi.org/10.1136/jfprhc-2015-101427

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    Footnotes

    • Funding The Packard Foundation provided financial support for this work; views and opinions expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Packard Foundation.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.

    • Data sharing statement As this is a literature review, all data are publicly available.

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