Table 1.

PAC study details

Paper No	Authors; Year of publication	Title	Methodological approach	Main study focus/ objective
1.	Gipson JD, Becker D, Mishtal JZ, Norris AH; 2011 [15]	Conducting collaborative abortion research in international settings	Review of authors’ collaborative research experiences in conducting abortion-related studies using clinic- and community-based samples in five diverse settings (Poland, Zanzibar, Mexico City, the Philippines, and Bangladesh)	To share insights and lessons learned with new and established researchers to inform the development and implementation of abortion-related research
2.	Hess R; 2006 [13]	Postabortion research: Methodological and ethical issues	Phenomenology	To describe the ethical and methodological issues encountered during the study on post abortion
3.	Söderberg H, Andersson C, Janzon L SN; 1998 [14]	Selection bias in a study on how women experienced induced abortion	In each case information on socio-demographic characteristics, reproductive history and stated reasons for abortion was collected at the mandatory clinical visit prior to the abortion (Longitudinal study)	Using data from the mandatory preoperative visit, to compare those who agreed and those who refused to discuss their experience of the induced abortion and the care they had recived. Comparisions were made with regard to socio-demographic characteristics, reproductive history and stated reason for abortion
4.	Ringheim K; 1999 [16]	Ethical issues in postabortion care research involving vulnerable subjects	Review	To outline a set of principles developed by ethicists with specific reference to reproductive health that may help to meet the objectives of a rigorous ethical review called for in the case of vulnerable women during postabortion care
5.	Adler NE, David HP, Major BN, Roth SH, Russo NF, Wyatt GE; 1990 [20]	Psychological responses after abortion	Review	To document factors that shape responses after abortion
6.	Osur J, Baird TL, Levandowski BA, Jackson E, Murokora D; 2013 [21]	Implementation of misoprostol for postabortion care in Kenya and Uganda: A qualitative evaluation	Qualitative, program evaluation	Evaluate implementation of misoprostol for postabortion care (MPAC) in two African countries
7.	Reardon D; 1997 [22]	Limitations on postabortion research: Why we know so little	Review	To document the emotional aftermath of abortion
8.	Major B, Cozzarelli C, Cooper ML, Zubek J, Richards C, Wilhite M, et al.; 2000 [23]	Psychological responses of women after first-trimester abortion	Longitudinal study	To examine emotions, evaluations, and mental health after an abortion, as well as changes over time in these responses and their predictors
9.	Major B, Gramzow RH; 1999 [24]	Abortion as stigma: cognitive and emotional implications of concealment	Longitudinal study	To examine the stigma of abortion and psychological implications of concealment of their abortion
10.	Melkamu Y, Enquselassie F, Ali A, Gebresilassie H, Yusuf L; 2005 [25]	Assessment of quality of post abortion care in government hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Cross sectional survey	To assess the quality of health services with respect to postabortion care in hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
11.	Evens E, Otieno-Masaba R, Eichleay M, McCarraher D, Hainsworth G, Lane C, et al.; 2014 [26]	Post-abortion care services for youth and adult clients in Kenya: a comparison of services, client satisfaction and provider attitudes	A descriptive, post-intervention study of PAC services was conducted in eight facilities in Central and Nairobi provinces	To examine receipt of PAC services by client age, client satisfaction and provider attitudes
12.	Prata N, Bell S, Gessessew a, 2013 [27]	Comprehensive abortion care: evidence of improvements in hospital-level indicators in Tigray, Ethiopia.	Secondary data analysis on retrospectively collected data	To assess trends in abortion-related morbidity indicators in referral hospitals
13.	Borges ALV, Monteiro RL, Hoga LAK, Fujimori E, Chofakian CBDN, & Santos OAD; 2014 [28]	Post-abortion contraception: care and practices	A longitudinal study of women hospitalized due to abortion in a public hospital	To analyze assistance regarding contraception methods received by women during hospitalization due to abortion, and contraceptive practices the month after this episode
14.	Wulifan, J. K., Brenner, S., Jahn, A., & De Allegri, M.; 2016 [29]	Scoping review on determinants of unmet need for family planning among women of reproductive age in low and middle income countries	Scoping review by employing mixed method approach.	To summarize the factors influencing unmet need among women in LMICs