Quality of consultation | n (%) of sample reporting ability to talk privately during consultation | |||||
Yes, definitely, I could talk privately | Yes, somewhat, but I had to take action | Not sure, I had to be careful | ||||
1185 (95.3%) | 57 (4.6%) | 1 (0.1%) | ||||
n (%) of sample reporting opportunity to ask questions during consultation | ||||||
Yes, had opportunity to ask questions | No opportunity to ask questions | |||||
1234 (99.3%) | 9 (0.7%) | |||||
Accessing medication | n (%) of sample reporting receiving their medications by post or pick-up from a clinic | |||||
Postal | Pick-up | Unknown or combination | ||||
846 (68.1%) | 391 (31.5%) | 6 (0.5%) | ||||
n (%) of postal sample reporting concerns about receiving medications by post | ||||||
Yes, had concerns | No concerns | Missing response | ||||
71 (8.4%) | 746 (88.2%) | 29 (3.4%) | ||||
Managing the process at home | n (%) of sample reporting they had enough information to take the medications themselves | |||||
Yes, definitely | Yes, somewhat | No, not enough information | ||||
1148 (92.4%) | 68 (5.5%) | 27 (2.2%) | ||||
n (%) of sample reporting concerns about the safety of taking medications themselves | ||||||
Yes, had concerns | No concerns | |||||
157 (12.6%) | 1086 (87.4%) | |||||
n (%) of sample reporting being able to manage their pain during EMA effectively | ||||||
Yes, managed effectively | Yes, somewhat effectively | Not sure | Did not manage effectively | |||
1093 (87.9%) | 103 (8.3%) | 4 (0.3%) | 43 (3.5%) | |||
n (%) of sample reporting confidence they had passed the pregnancy | ||||||
Yes, confident | Not sure | No, not confident | ||||
1064 (85.6%) | 142 (11.4%) | 37 (3.0%) | ||||
Overall satisfaction and preferences | n (%) of sample rating their experience of telemedicine EMA | |||||
Very good | Good | Neither good nor poor | Poor | Very poor | Don’t know | |
1047 (84.2%) | 173 (13.9%) | 10 (0.8%) | 5 (0.4%) | 2 (0.2%) | 6 (0.5%) | |
n (%) of sample reporting they would have preferred face-to-face care for this abortion | ||||||
Would have preferred face-to-face | Would not have preferred face-to-face | Not sure | ||||
201 (16.2%) | 1035 (83.3%) | 7 (0.6%) | ||||
n (%) of sample reporting their preference for abortion care pathways in the future | ||||||
Would prefer face-to-face in future | Would prefer telephone in future | Would prefer video link in future | Don't know/it depends | |||
275 (22.1%) | 763 (61.4%) | 61 (4.9%) | 144 (11.6%) |
EMA, early medical abortion.