Abstract
AbstractBackground: It was alleged that the termination of pregnancy (TOP) services in a certain district health facility were forgoing the opportunity to offer screening tests for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and syphilis for women seeking legal medical abortions. In addition, there were concerns regarding the lack of provision of contraceptive services, particularly in view of media reports of young women having repeated TOP procedures as a family planning method. It was therefore decided to perform an audit of the TOP services at this district health facility.Method: A semi-structured questionnaire was used to obtain information from all women undergoing a TOP during a six- month period at a district hospital in KwaZulu-Natal. Demographic information, clinical details and attitudes towards TOP were obtained. All women were interviewed in private prior to discharge from the clinic.Results: A total of 645 women were enrolled. Their mean age was 23 (range 15–44) years and 437 (67.8%) were primiparou...
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