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Titre :	Self-reports of induced abortion : An empathetic setting can improve the quality of data. (2000)
Auteurs :	V. RASCH ; S. BERGSTROM ; H. MUHAMMAD ; E. URASSA
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	American journal of public health (vol. 90, n° 7, 2000)
Pagination :	1141-1144
Langues:	Anglais
Mots-clés :	IVG ; Qualité ; Epidémiologie ; Méthodologie ; Etude comparée ; Homme ; Femme ; Tanzanie ; Afrique
Résumé :	[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST o2R0xTgm. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. This study estimated the proportion of incomplete abortions that are induced in hospital-based settings in Tanzania. Methods. A cross-sectional questionnaire study was conducted in 2 phases at 3 hospitals in Tanzania. Phase 1 included 302 patients with a diagnosis of incomplete abortion, and phase 2 included 823 such patients. Results. In phase 1, in which cases were classified by clinical criteria and information from the patient, 3.9% to 16.1% of the cases were classified as induced abortion. In phase 2, in which the structured interview was changes to an empathetic dialogue and previously used clinical criteria were omitted, 30.9% to 60.0% of the cases were classified as induced abortion. Conclusions. An empathetic dialogue improves the quality of data collected among women with induced abortion.

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