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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Contraception. 2015 Jun 18;92(4):323–329. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2015.06.015

Table 3.

Outcomes of feasibility study

Abortion visit N = 20
Time of intervention (minutes)
  Median (range) 29 (15–50)
  Interquartile range 25–41
Participant confidential feedback immediately after the session:*
  Counseling intervention was helpful 20 (100%)
  Counseling intervention helped me decide on a method 19 (95%)
  Would recommend counseling intervention to a friend 19 (95%)
Intended contraceptive method choice post-abortion:**
  Long-acting reversible contraceptive method 12 (60%)
  Combined hormonal method 6 (30%)
  Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate 1 (5%)
  Emergency contraception only 1 (5%)
    One-month follow-up N = 13
Participant feedback:
  Counseling intervention was helpful 12 (92%)
  Counseling intervention helped me decide on a method 10 (77%)
  Would recommend counseling intervention to a friend 13 (100%)
  Felt comfortable participating in research while waiting for abortion 12 (92%)
  Felt pressured to participate 0 (0%)

Data are n (%) unless otherwise specified.

*

Answers were considered affirmative if participant rated a statement as a 4 (“Agree”) or 5 (“Strongly Agree”) on a 5-point Likert-type scale.

**

Assessed from the electronic medical record.