Determination of medical abortion success by women and community health volunteers in Nepal using a symptom checklist

• Main Authors: Kathryn L. Andersen (Author), Mary Fjerstad (Author), Indira Basnett (Author), Shailes Neupane (Author), Valerie Acre (Author), Sharad Sharma (Author), Emily Jackson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background We sought to determine if female community health volunteers (FCHVs) and literate women in Nepal can accurately determine success of medical abortion (MA) using a symptom checklist, compared to experienced abortion providers. Methods Women undergoing MA, and FCHVs, independently...