An Outcome Evaluation of Counseling Services Provided by Abortion Clinics

With the reduction in need for elective abortion as a long-term goal, the effectiveness of abortion clinic counseling programs provided at the time of elective pregnancy termination is evaluated using post-abortion contraceptive behavior as a measure. Using eight, free-standing abortion clinics loca...

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Published in:Medical care 1977-10, Vol.15 (10), p.858-868
Main Authors: Kay, Bonnie J., Charles W. N. Thompson
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abortion
Abortion, Legal
Adult
Aftercare
Birth control
Chicago
Communications
Contraception
Control groups
Counseling
Data collection
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Family planning clinics
Family Planning Services
Female
Health Facilities
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Population control
Pregnancy
Questionnaires
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Summary:With the reduction in need for elective abortion as a long-term goal, the effectiveness of abortion clinic counseling programs provided at the time of elective pregnancy termination is evaluated using post-abortion contraceptive behavior as a measure. Using eight, free-standing abortion clinics located in Chicago, Illinois a control group design is employed in order to examine the hypothesis that patients attending clinics which provide a structured, comprehensive birth control counseling session at the time of their abortion will show a higher use rate of effective contraceptive methods than those patients attending clinics which do not provide such information. Results support this hypothesis. The differences are particularly noticeable in the subpopulation of teenagers with no preabortion history of contraceptive use.
ISSN:0025-7079
1537-1948
DOI:10.1097/00005650-197710000-00008