title: Assessment of significant factors affecting acceptability of home administration of misoprostol for medical abortion.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Knowledge on factors affecting acceptability of medical abortion with mifepristone followed by home administration of misoprostol is scarce. The objective of this study was therefore to assess factors affecting acceptability and experience of home use of misoprostol for medical abortion up to 63 days' gestation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective observational study with acceptability assessed through questionnaires. Factors affecting acceptability were analyzed using multivariate logistic regression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 395 women were included. Independent factors for acceptability were having a partner/friend present and having a positive low-sensitivity urine hCG at follow-up, although most of these patients had successful abortions. Age, gestational length and requirement of extra pain medication did not affect acceptability.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Home administration of misoprostol is highly acceptable. Increasing the number of complete abortions should be a focus of future research. Women should be encouraged to have a partner/friend present during home administration of misoprostol.
authors: Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Department of Woman and Child Health, Karolinska Institutet/Karolinska University Hospital, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden. Helena.Kopp-kallner@ds.se
authors: Helena
authors: H
authors: Kopp Kallner
authors: Christian
authors: C
authors: Fiala
authors: Kristina
authors: K
authors: Gemzell-Danielsson
mesh_terms: D000020:Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D000282:Administration, Intravaginal; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016595:Misoprostol / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012646:Self Administration; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000020:Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal; D016595:Misoprostol