Can Midlevel Health-Care Providers Administer Early Medical Abortion as Safely and Effectively as Doctors? A Randomised Controlled Equivalence Trial in Nepal

BACKGROUND: Medical abortion is under-used in developing countries. We assessed whether early fi rst-trimester medical abortion provided by midlevel providers (government-trained, certified nurses and auxiliary nurse midwives) was as safe and effective as that provided by doctors in Nepal. METHODS:...

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Main Authors: Warriner, I. K., Wang, D., Huong, N. T., Thapa, K., Tamang, A., Shah, I., Baird, D. T., Meirik, O.
Language:EN
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5151