Comparative effectiveness, safety and acceptability of medical abortion at home and in a clinic: a systematic review
Thoai D Ngo, Min Hae Park, Haleema Shakur & Caroline Free
Volume 89, Number 5, May 2011, 360-370
Table 4. Acceptability of home-based and clinic-based medical abortion in studies included in systematic review comparing home-based and clinic-based medical abortion
| Study | Satisfied or highly satisfied with method (%) |
Would choose method again (%) |
Would recommend method to a friend (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | C | MD | H | C | MD | H | C | MD | |||
| Akin et al. 2004 |
NR | NR | NR | 94.0 | 44.4 | 49.6 | NR | NR | NR | ||
| Bracken et al. 2006 |
90.6 | 90.3 | 0.3 | 95.6 | 40.4 | 55.2 | NR | NR | NR | ||
| Bracken et al. 2010 |
90.7 | 92.3 | −1.6 | 95.3 | 67.1 | 28.2 | NR | NR | NR | ||
| Dagousset et al. 2004 |
98.5 | 72.2 | 26.3 | 77.5 | 59.5 | 18.0 | 78.8 | 50.67 | 28.13 | ||
| Elul et al. 2001, |
91.0 | 87.0 | 4.0 | 93.0 | 33.0 | 60.0 | NR | NR | NR | ||
| Elul et al. 2001, |
94.0 | 91.0 | 3.0 | 96.0 | 69.0 | 27.0 | NR | NR | NR | ||
| Hajri et al. 2004 |
96.3 | 89.4 | 6.9 | 96.5 | 89.4* | 7.1 | 97.2 | 92.5* | 4.7 | ||
| Karki et al. 2009 |
88.3 | 97.2 | −8.9 | 90.7 | 93.2 | −2.5 | 92.9 | 98.6 | −5.7 | ||
| Ngoc et al. 2004 |
83.6 | 91.4 | −7.8 | 96.1 | 38.5 | 57.6 | NR | NR | NR | ||
| Provansal et al. 2009 |
98.0 | 92.9 | 5.1 | 91.1 | 79.6* | 11.5 | 89.1 | 85.0 | 4.1 | ||
C, clinic; H, home; MD, mean difference; NR, not reported; *P < 0.05.