title: Similarities in women's perceptions and acceptability of manual vacuum aspiration and electric vacuum aspiration for first trimester abortion.
abstract: This paper examines women's acceptability of and experiences with manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) as compared with electric vacuum aspiration (EVA) for first trimester abortion. Women requesting pregnancy terminations were randomly assigned to either MVA (n = 64) or EVA (n = 63). Participants completed questionnaires before and after their abortions and approximately 2-4 weeks later. We observed some differences by group in participants' ratings of the importance of method characteristics and in their perceptions of their abortion methods after their abortions. The two groups did not, however, differ in their reports of pain, anxiety or bleeding or in the acceptability of their method.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, 264 Waldo Hall, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-6406, USA. Sheryl.Bird@oregonstate.edu
authors.forename: Sheryl Thorburn
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Bird
authors.forename: S Marie
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Harvey
authors.forename: Linda J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Beckman
authors.forename: Mark D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Nichols
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.forename: Paul D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Blumenthal
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014619:Vacuum Curettage / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*