Abstract：
OBJECTIVE: This study seeks to understand what methods people use and/or have heard of others using for self-managed abortion (SMA) prior to coming to a health facility for abortion care.
METHODS: We collected survey data on sociodemographics, gestational stage, and SMA awareness and methods from patients seeking care in 17 abortion facilities in Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Illinois from April 2020 to April 2022. We used descriptive statistics to examine the proportion of participants who had attempted SMA and, separately, who had heard of people attempting SMA.
RESULTS: In total, 71 respondents (4.2%) had attempted SMA, and 416 (25.5%) had heard of others attempting SMA. The most frequently attempted methods for self-management were taking herbs and/or vitamins (31% each) or hitting oneself/being hit (22.5%). About a third of those who tried SMA reported trying more than one method (30%).
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that people who attempt SMA are committed to self-managing their abortion. More research is needed to better understand sociodemographic characteristics of people who have attempted or heard of people attempting SMA research.
METHODS: We collected survey data on sociodemographics, gestational stage, and SMA awareness and methods from patients seeking care in 17 abortion facilities in Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Illinois from April 2020 to April 2022. We used descriptive statistics to examine the proportion of participants who had attempted SMA and, separately, who had heard of people attempting SMA.
RESULTS: In total, 71 respondents (4.2%) had attempted SMA, and 416 (25.5%) had heard of others attempting SMA. The most frequently attempted methods for self-management were taking herbs and/or vitamins (31% each) or hitting oneself/being hit (22.5%). About a third of those who tried SMA reported trying more than one method (30%).
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that people who attempt SMA are committed to self-managing their abortion. More research is needed to better understand sociodemographic characteristics of people who have attempted or heard of people attempting SMA research.
摘要：
目的：本研究旨在了解在到医疗机构进行堕胎护理之前，人们使用和/或听说过其他人使用哪些方法进行自我管理堕胎（SMA）。
方法：我们收集了有关社会人口统计学的调查数据，妊娠期,以及在俄亥俄州17个堕胎设施中寻求护理的患者的SMA意识和方法，西弗吉尼亚,肯塔基,宾夕法尼亚,和伊利诺伊州从2020年4月到2022年4月。我们使用描述性统计数据来检查尝试SMA的参与者比例，听说有人尝试SMA。
结果：总计，71名受访者（4.2％）尝试过SMA，416名受访者（25.5％）听说过其他人尝试SMA。最常见的自我管理方法是服用草药，和/或维生素（每个31％）或打自己/被打（22.5％）。大约三分之一的尝试SMA的人报告尝试了一种以上的方法（30％）。
结论：我们的研究结果表明，尝试SMA的人致力于自我管理堕胎。需要更多的研究来更好地了解尝试或听说过尝试SMA研究的人的社会人口统计学特征。
方法：我们收集了有关社会人口统计学的调查数据，妊娠期,以及在俄亥俄州17个堕胎设施中寻求护理的患者的SMA意识和方法，西弗吉尼亚,肯塔基,宾夕法尼亚,和伊利诺伊州从2020年4月到2022年4月。我们使用描述性统计数据来检查尝试SMA的参与者比例，听说有人尝试SMA。
结果：总计，71名受访者（4.2％）尝试过SMA，416名受访者（25.5％）听说过其他人尝试SMA。最常见的自我管理方法是服用草药，和/或维生素（每个31％）或打自己/被打（22.5％）。大约三分之一的尝试SMA的人报告尝试了一种以上的方法（30％）。
结论：我们的研究结果表明，尝试SMA的人致力于自我管理堕胎。需要更多的研究来更好地了解尝试或听说过尝试SMA研究的人的社会人口统计学特征。
