Time lost from work among women choosing medical or surgical abortions.
This was a prospective cohort questionnaire study to compare the loss of ability to work in 62 women having medical and 69 having surgical abortions. Outcomes included the number of days lost from work outside the home and inside the home before and after the abortion appointment. The mean total loss from work inside the home was 10.1 days for the surgical group and 5.3 days for the medical group (P <.05). The mean total loss from work outside the home was not significant at 4.0 days for the surgical group and 2.5 days for the medical group.
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Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
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D000029:Abortion, Legal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D000041:Absenteeism; D000328:Adult; D001955:British Columbia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014931:Women, Working / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*